Magnitude 6.7 - NIAS REGION, INDONESIA - usadab
2005 July 5 01:52:02 UTC
A strong earthquake occurred at 01:52:02 (UTC) on Tuesday, July 5, 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 |
= Coordinated Universal Time = local time at epicenter |
| Location | 1.836°N, 97.034°E |
| Depth | 21 km (13.0 miles) set by location program |
| Region | NIAS REGION, INDONESIA |
| Distances | 195 km (120 miles) W of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia 265 km (165 miles) SW of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia 540 km (335 miles) WSW of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia 1395 km (860 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 6.9 km (4.3 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | Nst=125, Nph=125, Dmin=553.7 km, Rmss=1.03 sec, Gp= 40°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7 |
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
| Event ID | usadab |
- Preliminary Earthquake Report
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
