Magnitude 5.4 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
Thursday, April 09, 2009 at 08:10:48 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
| Magnitude | 5.4 |
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| Date-Time |
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones |
| Location | 6.14N 94.27E |
| Depth | 35 kilometers |
| Region | NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION |
| Distances |
135 km (85 miles) WNW of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia 230 km (140 miles) SSE of Misha, Nicobar Islands, India 1080 km (670 miles) SW of BANGKOK, Thailand 1935 km (1200 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia |
| Location Uncertainty | Error estimate: horizontal +/- 6.7 km; depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | Nst=167, Nph=167, Dmin=711.2 km, Rmss=1.01 sec, Erho=6.7 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=41.8 degrees |
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
| Remarks | Felt (III) at Banda Aceh and Sabang, Indonesia. |
| Event ID | usffaz |
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