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Magnitude 6.7 - NIAS REGION, INDONESIA - usadab

2005 July 5 01:52:02 UTC

A strong earthquake occurred at 01:52:02 (UTC) on Tuesday, July 5, 2005. The magnitude 6.7 event has been located in the NIAS REGION, INDONESIA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 6.7
Date-Time
  • Tuesday, July 5, 2005 at 01:52:02 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Tuesday, July 5, 2005 at 8:52:02 AM
    = local time at epicenter
    • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 1.836°N, 97.034°E
    Depth 21 km (13.0 miles) set by location program
    Region NIAS REGION, INDONESIA
    Distances
    195 km (120 miles) W of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia
    265 km (165 miles) SW of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
    540 km (335 miles) WSW of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
    1395 km (860 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 6.9 km (4.3 miles); depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=125, Nph=125, Dmin=553.7 km, Rmss=1.03 sec, Gp= 40°,
    M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usadab
    • Preliminary Earthquake Report
    • U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
      World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

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