Magnitude 6.8 - BANDA SEA
2011 August 30 06:57:41 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 6.8 |
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| Location | 6.401°S, 126.774°E |
| Depth | 465 km (289.0 miles) |
| Region | BANDA SEA |
| Distances | 272 km (169 miles) NNE of DILI, Timor-Leste 337 km (209 miles) SSW of Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia 473 km (293 miles) ESE of Baubau, Sulawesi, Indonesia 806 km (500 miles) NW of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 14.3 km (8.9 miles); depth +/- 11.3 km (7.0 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=112, Nph=112, Dmin=463.1 km, Rmss=0.85 sec, Gp= 29°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6 |
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| Event ID | usc0005lkk |
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