Magnitude 5.0 - BANDA SEA
2011 May 21 21:37:11 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 5.0 |
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| Location | 5.821°S, 129.406°E |
| Depth | 255 km (158.5 miles) |
| Region | BANDA SEA |
| Distances | 271 km (168 miles) SSE of Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia 316 km (196 miles) NW of Saumlaki, Kepulauan Tanimbar, Indonesia 520 km (323 miles) NE of DILI, Timor-Leste 752 km (467 miles) NNW of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 13.9 km (8.6 miles); depth +/- 11.7 km (7.3 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 67, Nph= 67, Dmin=317.3 km, Rmss=1.07 sec, Gp= 32°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6 |
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| Event ID | usc0003kwv |
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