Magnitude 6.7 - NIAS REGION, INDONESIA - usybai
2005 May 14 05:05:18 UTC
A strong earthquake occurred at 05:05:18 (UTC) on Saturday, May 14, 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 | 0.586°N, 98.401°E |
| Depth | 34 km (21.1 miles) set by location program |
| Region | NIAS REGION, INDONESIA |
| Distances | 130 km (80 miles) SSW of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia 275 km (170 miles) NW of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia 460 km (285 miles) SW of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia 1185 km (740 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 5.6 km (3.5 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | Nst=266, Nph=266, Dmin=659.4 km, Rmss=1.1 sec, Gp= 22°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=R |
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
| Event ID | usybai |
- Preliminary Earthquake Report
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
