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Magnitude 6.7 - NIAS REGION, INDONESIA - usybai

2005 May 14 05:05:18 UTC

A strong earthquake occurred at 05:05:18 (UTC) on Saturday, May 14, 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
  • Saturday, May 14, 2005 at 05:05:18 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Saturday, May 14, 2005 at 12:05:18 PM
    = local time at epicenter
    • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 0.586°N, 98.401°E
    Depth 34 km (21.1 miles) set by location program
    Region NIAS REGION, INDONESIA
    Distances
    130 km (80 miles) SSW of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia
    275 km (170 miles) NW of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
    460 km (285 miles) SW of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
    1185 km (740 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 5.6 km (3.5 miles); depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=266, Nph=266, Dmin=659.4 km, Rmss=1.1 sec, Gp= 22°,
    M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=R
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usybai
    • Preliminary Earthquake Report
    • U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
      World Data Center for Seismology, Denver