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	Magnitude	6.7
	Date-Time	Saturday, January 01, 2005 at 06:25:44 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time Saturday, January 01, 2005 at 01:25:44 PM local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
	Location	5.09N 92.30E
	Depth	12 kilometers
	Region	OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
	Reference	340 km (210 miles) W of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia 340 km (210 miles) SSW of Misha, Nicobar Islands, India 1305 km (810 miles) SW of BANGKOK, Thailand 2025 km (1260 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
	Location Quality	Error estimate: horizontal +/- 5.8 km; depth fixed by location program
	Location Quality Parameters	Nst=290, Nph=290, Dmin=1642.4 km, Rmss=0.99 sec, Erho=5.8 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=62.1 degrees
	Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

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