Magnitude 6.8 - NIAS REGION, INDONESIA
2005 May 14 05:05:18 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 6.8 |
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| Location | 0.586°N, 98.401°E |
| Depth | 34 km (21.1 miles) set by location program |
| Region | NIAS REGION, INDONESIA |
| Distances | 130 km (80 miles) SSW of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia 275 km (170 miles) NW of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia 460 km (285 miles) SW of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia 1185 km (740 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 5.6 km (3.5 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST=266, Nph=266, Dmin=659.4 km, Rmss=1.1 sec, Gp= 22°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=R |
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| Event ID | usybai |
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Felt (V) at Padang and Sibolga; (III) at Palembang and Pekanbaru, Sumatra. Felt (III) in Malaysia. Felt on Nias and in Singapore.
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