Magnitude 5.3 - NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
2012 January 01 18:09:01 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 5.3 |
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| Location | 4.577°N, 96.427°E |
| Depth | 1 km (~0.6 mile) (poorly constrained) |
| Region | NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA |
| Distances | 103 km (64 miles) SW of Lhokseumawe, Sumatra, Indonesia 163 km (101 miles) SE of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia 171 km (106 miles) W of Langsa, Sumatra, Indonesia 1658 km (1030 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 13.7 km (8.5 miles); depth +/- 6.4 km (4.0 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=126, Nph=134, Dmin=92.4 km, Rmss=1.13 sec, Gp= 58°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=A |
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| Event ID | usc0007fgj |
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