Magnitude 6.8 - SIMEULUE, INDONESIA - usuzaq
2005 February 26 12:56:51 UTC
A strong earthquake occurred at 12:56:51 (UTC) on Saturday, February 26, 2005. The magnitude 6.8 event has been located in SIMEULUE, INDONESIA. The hypocentral depth was estimated to be 27 km (17 miles). (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
= Coordinated Universal Time = local time at epicenter |
| Location | 2.926°N, 95.557°E |
| Depth | 27.1 km (16.8 miles) |
| Region | SIMEULUE, INDONESIA |
| Distances | 285 km (175 miles) S of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia 355 km (220 miles) WSW of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia 390 km (240 miles) WNW of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia 1605 km (990 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 4.7 km (2.9 miles); depth +/- 11 km (6.8 miles) |
| Parameters | Nst=279, Nph=279, Dmin=622.7 km, Rmss=0.89 sec, Gp= 32°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=S |
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
| Event ID | usuzaq |
- Preliminary Earthquake Report
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
