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Magnitude 7.5 - KEPULAUAN ALOR, INDONESIA

2004 November 11 21:26:41 UTC

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 7.5 (Major)
Date-Time
  • Thursday, November 11, 2004 at 21:26:41 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Friday, November 12, 2004 at 5:26:41 AM
    = local time at epicenter
  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 8.172°S, 124.856°E
    Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
    Region KEPULAUAN ALOR, INDONESIA
    Distances 90 km (55 miles) WNW of DILI, East Timor
    260 km (160 miles) NNE of Kupang, Timor, Indonesia
    360 km (225 miles) ENE of Ende, Flores, Indonesia
    810 km (500 miles) NW of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia
    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 8.2 km (5.1 miles); depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=186, Nph=186, Dmin=258 km, Rmss=1.19 sec, Gp= 36°,
    M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=S
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usqsci
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