Magnitude 4.5 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA
Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 02:32:42 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
| Magnitude | 4.5 |
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| Date-Time |
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| Location | 1.68N 96.95E |
| Depth | 35.0 kilometers |
| Region | NIAS REGION, INDONESIA |
| Distances |
205 km (125 miles) W of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia 280 km (175 miles) SW of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia 550 km (340 miles) WSW of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia 1395 km (860 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia |
| Location Uncertainty | Error estimate: horizontal +/- 9.9 km; depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | Nst=25, Nph=25, Dmin=553.4 km, Rmss=0.65 sec, Erho=9.9 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=172.2 degrees |
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
| Event ID | usejaj |
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