Magnitude 4.7 - HALMAHERA, INDONESIA

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2012 May 24 00:33:27 UTC

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Magnitude	4.7
Date-Time	Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 00:33:27 UTC Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 09:33:27 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	1.516°N, 127.747°E
Depth	9.8 km (6.1 miles)
Region	HALMAHERA, INDONESIA
Distances	89 km (56 miles) NNE (27°) from Ternate, Moluccas, Indonesia 322 km (200 miles) E (89°) from Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia 472 km (293 miles) NW (304°) from Sorong, Irian Jaya, Indonesia 992 km (616 miles) SW (229°) from KOROR, Palau
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 20.6 km (12.8 miles); depth +/- 5.6 km (3.5 miles)
Parameters	NST= 24, Nph= 25, Dmin=92.4 km, Rmss=0.66 sec, Gp=104°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=3
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usb0009xcd

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