Magnitude 6.9 - NIAS REGION, INDONESIA - usygam
2005 May 19 01:54:52 UTC
A strong earthquake occurred at 01:54:52 (UTC) on Thursday, May 19, 2005. The magnitude 6.9 event has been located in the NIAS REGION, INDONESIA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 6.9 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
= Coordinated Universal Time = local time at epicenter |
| Location | 1.965°N, 96.976°E |
| Depth | 30 km (18.6 miles) set by location program |
| Region | NIAS REGION, INDONESIA |
| Distances | 205 km (125 miles) W of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia 260 km (160 miles) SW of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia 540 km (335 miles) WSW of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia 1410 km (870 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 4.8 km (3.0 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | Nst=242, Nph=242, Dmin=548.2 km, Rmss=0.84 sec, Gp= 25°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=R |
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
| Event ID | usygam |
- Preliminary Earthquake Report
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
