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Magnitude 6.9 - NIAS REGION, INDONESIA - usygam

2005 May 19 01:54:52 UTC

A strong earthquake occurred at 01:54:52 (UTC) on Thursday, May 19, 2005. The magnitude 6.9 event has been located in the NIAS REGION, INDONESIA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 6.9
Date-Time
  • Thursday, May 19, 2005 at 01:54:52 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Thursday, May 19, 2005 at 8:54:52 AM
    = local time at epicenter
    • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 1.965°N, 96.976°E
    Depth 30 km (18.6 miles) set by location program
    Region NIAS REGION, INDONESIA
    Distances
    205 km (125 miles) W of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia
    260 km (160 miles) SW of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
    540 km (335 miles) WSW of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
    1410 km (870 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 4.8 km (3.0 miles); depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=242, Nph=242, Dmin=548.2 km, Rmss=0.84 sec, Gp= 25°,
    M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=R
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usygam
    • Preliminary Earthquake Report
    • U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
      World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

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