Magnitude 6.8 - BANDA SEA
2009 August 28 01:51:20 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 6.8 |
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| Location | 7.146°S, 123.427°E |
| Depth | 642.4 km (399.2 miles) set by location program |
| Region | BANDA SEA |
| Distances | 205 km (125 miles) SSE of Baubau, Sulawesi, Indonesia 270 km (170 miles) NE of Ende, Flores, Indonesia 1005 km (620 miles) NW of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia 1845 km (1150 miles) E of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 4.7 km (2.9 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST=308, Nph=308, Dmin=339.5 km, Rmss=0.89 sec, Gp= 18°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=V |
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| Event ID | us2009kwae |
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Felt (III) at Karangkates, Kupang, Makasar and Namlea and (II) on Bali, Indonesia. Also felt at Mataram. Felt at Dili, Timor-Leste.
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