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Magnitude 5.3 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA

Saturday, July 21, 2007 at 12:53:04 UTC

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Magnitude 5.3
Date-Time
  • Saturday, July 21, 2007 at 12:53:04 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Saturday, July 21, 2007 at 07:53:04 PM local time at epicenter

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    Location 5.00N 97.67E
    Depth 30 kilometers
    Region NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
    Distances 190 km (120 miles) NW of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
    265 km (165 miles) ESE of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
    1020 km (630 miles) SSW of BANGKOK, Thailand
    1590 km (990 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 11.5 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=31, Nph=31, Dmin=1531.2 km, Rmss=0.85 sec, Erho=11.5 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=88.4 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usfbaz

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