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Magnitude 6.6 - OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA

2005 January 1 06:25:44 UTC

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Earthquake Details

Magnitude 6.6
Date-Time
  • Saturday, January 1, 2005 at 06:25:44 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Saturday, January 1, 2005 at 1:25:44 PM
    = local time at epicenter
  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 5.093°N, 92.313°E
    Depth 11.7 km (7.3 miles) set by location program
    Region OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
    Distances 355 km (220 miles) E of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
    370 km (230 miles) ESE of Morioka, Honshu, Japan
    380 km (235 miles) ENE of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan
    540 km (335 miles) ENE of TOKYO, Japan
    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 5.9 km (3.7 miles); depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=219, Nph=219, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.03 sec, Gp= 65°,
    M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usstak
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