Magnitude 7.6 - BANDA SEA
2006 January 27 16:58:53 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 7.6 |
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| Location | 5.482°S, 128.093°E |
| Depth | 397 km (246.7 miles) set by location program |
| Region | BANDA SEA |
| Distances | 200 km (125 miles) S of Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia 445 km (275 miles) NE of DILI, East Timor 825 km (510 miles) NNW of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia 2370 km (1470 miles) E of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 4.1 km (2.5 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST=258, Nph=258, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.9 sec, Gp= 25°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=Q |
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| Event ID | usika7 |
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Earthquake Summary
Felt Reports
Felt (V) on Ambon; (IV) at Kupang, Saumlaki, Sorong, Tual, and Waingapu; (III) at Makassar, Indonesia. Felt at Denpasar. Felt (IV) at Dili, East Timor and (III) at Darwin, Australia. Felt (III) at Davao and Marawi, Mindanao, Philippines. Also felt at Jabiru and Humpty Doo-MacMinns Lagoon, Australia.
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Additional Information
- Preliminary Earthquake Report
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
