Magnitude 6.5 - SIMEULUE, INDONESIA - usfqap
2005 November 19 14:10:14 UTC
A strong earthquake occurred at 14:10:14 (UTC) on Saturday, November 19, 2005. The magnitude 6.5 event has been located in SIMEULUE, INDONESIA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
Earthquake Details
Magnitude | 6.5 |
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Date-Time |
= Coordinated Universal Time = local time at epicenter |
Location | 2.220°N, 96.763°E |
Depth | 30 km (18.6 miles) set by location program |
Region | SIMEULUE, INDONESIA |
Distances | 230 km (145 miles) WNW of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia 260 km (160 miles) SW of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia 555 km (345 miles) W of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia 1440 km (890 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia |
Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 5.1 km (3.2 miles); depth fixed by location program |
Parameters | Nst=180, Nph=180, Dmin=548.2 km, Rmss=0.76 sec, Gp= 36°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=S |
Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
Event ID | usfqap |
- Preliminary Earthquake Report
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver