Magnitude 6.8 - NIAS REGION, INDONESIA
2006 May 16 15:28:26 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
= Coordinated Universal Time = local time at epicenter |
| Location | 0.081°N, 97.073°E |
| Depth | 16.2 km (10.1 miles) |
| Region | NIAS REGION, INDONESIA |
| Distances | 260 km (165 miles) SW of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia 385 km (240 miles) WNW of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia 615 km (380 miles) WSW of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia 1275 km (790 miles) WNW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 4.2 km (2.6 miles); depth +/- 10.2 km (6.3 miles) |
| Parameters | Nst=413, Nph=413, Dmin=662.7 km, Rmss=0.8 sec, Gp= 40°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=S |
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
| Event ID | usmuaw |
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Felt (VI) at Gunungsitoli. Felt (V) at Sibolga; (IV) at Banda Aceh and Padang; felt at Bukittinggi, Sumatra. Felt at Balakong, Butterworth and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Also felt in Singapore. Ground cracks observed on Nias.
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