Magnitude 6.8 - SIMEULUE, INDONESIA
2005 February 26 12:56:51 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 6.8 |
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| Location | 2.926°N, 95.557°E |
| Depth | 27.1 km (16.8 miles) |
| Region | SIMEULUE, INDONESIA |
| Distances | 285 km (175 miles) S of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia 355 km (220 miles) WSW of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia 390 km (240 miles) WNW of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia 1605 km (990 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 4.7 km (2.9 miles); depth +/- 11 km (6.8 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=279, Nph=279, Dmin=622.7 km, Rmss=0.89 sec, Gp= 32°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=S |
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| Event ID | usuzaq |
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