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Magnitude 6.1 - KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA

2008 March 03 02:37:27 UTC

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Earthquake Details

Magnitude6.1
Date-Time
Location 2.160°S, 99.845°E
Depth25 km (15.5 miles) set by location program
RegionKEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
Distances145 km (90 miles) SSW of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
325 km (200 miles) WNW of Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia
620 km (385 miles) SSW of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
885 km (550 miles) WNW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Location Uncertaintyhorizontal +/- 5.3 km (3.3 miles); depth fixed by location program
ParametersNST=151, Nph=151, Dmin=827.8 km, Rmss=0.76 sec, Gp= 43°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=R
Source
  • USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event IDus2008pdaj
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  • The following is a release by the United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: An earthquake occurred 145 km (90 miles) SSW of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia 325 km (200 miles) WNW of Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia at 7:37 PM MST, Mar 2, 2008 (Mar 03 at 9:37 AM local time in Indonesia). The magnitude and location may be revised when additional data and further analysis results are available. There have been no reports of damage at this time..

    • Felt Reports

    Felt (V) at Painan; (III) at Pariaman; (II) at Bukittinggi, Padang and Padangpanjang, Sumatra. Also felt in Singapore.

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