Magnitude 5.5 - MOLUCCA SEA
2012 January 18 12:50:19 UTC
Earthquake Details
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Magnitude | 5.5 |
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Location | 0.882°S, 126.814°E |
Depth | 9.9 km (6.2 miles) |
Region | MOLUCCA SEA |
Distances | 194 km (120 miles) SSW of Ternate, Moluccas, Indonesia 342 km (212 miles) SE of Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia 860 km (534 miles) N of DILI, Timor-Leste 1356 km (842 miles) NNW of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia |
Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 12.6 km (7.8 miles); depth +/- 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Parameters | NST=194, Nph=208, Dmin=192.6 km, Rmss=0.89 sec, Gp= 47°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=A |
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Event ID | usc0007mxq |
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