Magnitude 6.5 - SULAWESI, INDONESIA - usurbm

2005 February 19 00:04:43 UTC

A strong earthquake occurred at 00:04:43 (UTC) on Saturday, February 19, 2005. The magnitude 6.5 event has been located in SULAWESI, INDONESIA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 6.5
Date-Time
  • Saturday, February 19, 2005 at 00:04:43 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Saturday, February 19, 2005 at 8:04:43 AM
    = local time at epicenter
    • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 5.592°S, 122.109°E
    Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
    Region SULAWESI, INDONESIA
    Distances
    60 km (35 miles) W of Baubau, Sulawesi, Indonesia
    295 km (180 miles) E of Ujung Pandang, Sulawesi, Indonesia
    1230 km (760 miles) NW of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia
    1695 km (1050 miles) E of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 4.5 km (2.8 miles); depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=321, Nph=321, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.89 sec, Gp= 32°,
    M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=S
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usurbm