Magnitude 6.7 - KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
2005 April 10 10:29:11 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 6.7 |
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| Location | 1.660°S, 99.540°E |
| Depth | 19 km (11.8 miles) set by location program |
| Region | KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA |
| Distances | 115 km (70 miles) SW of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia 315 km (195 miles) SW of Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia 580 km (360 miles) SSW of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia 930 km (580 miles) WNW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 6 km (3.7 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST=208, Nph=208, Dmin=777.2 km, Rmss=0.91 sec, Gp= 22°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=R |
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| Event ID | uswsap |
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Felt Reports
Felt (V) at Padang; (IV) at Padangsidempuan; (II) on Nias and at Pekanbaru. Felt (III) at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and (III) in Singapore. A tsunami with a wave height of 40 cm was observed at Padang.
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