Magnitude 6.7 - KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
2009 August 16 07:38:21 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 6.7 |
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| Location | 1.486°S, 99.469°E |
| Depth | 20 km (12.4 miles) set by location program |
| Region | KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA |
| Distances | 110 km (70 miles) WSW of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia 310 km (195 miles) SW of Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia 565 km (350 miles) SSW of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia 960 km (590 miles) WNW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 4.7 km (2.9 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST=320, Nph=320, Dmin=692.6 km, Rmss=1.04 sec, Gp= 22°, M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=Q |
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| Event ID | us2009kjak |
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Earthquake Summary
Felt Reports
Five people were injured from a collapsed escalator in north Padang. Four other people were injured, two from collapsed fences. Felt (V) at Padang; (IV) at Pekan Baru and Sibolga; (III) at Painan, Sumatra. Also felt at Payakumbuh. Felt (III) at Petaling Jaya; (II) at Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Also felt at Keluang, Melaka and Shah Alam. Felt (II) in Singapore. Tsunami wave amplitudes (1/2 of Max wave height) were recorded as follows: 0.18M at Padang.
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