Magnitude 5.5 - NIAS REGION, INDONESIA
2009 August 23 07:20:17 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 5.5 |
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| Date-Time |
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| Location | 0.273°N, 96.990°E |
| Depth | 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program |
| Region | NIAS REGION, INDONESIA |
| Distances | 255 km (160 miles) SW of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia 395 km (245 miles) WNW of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia 610 km (380 miles) WSW of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia 1290 km (800 miles) WNW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 5.9 km (3.7 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST=176, Nph=176, Dmin=654.3 km, Rmss=0.97 sec, Gp= 29°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=Q |
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| Event ID | us2009krav |
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