Magnitude 6.1 - KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA

[Ian David]

Source: US Geological Survey

Magnitude 6.1 - KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
2009 April 15 20:01:33 UTC

Magnitude 6.1
Date-Time

* Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 20:01:33 UTC
* Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 03:01:33 AM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 3.091°S, 100.496°E
Depth 8.5 km (5.3 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
Distances 210 km (130 miles) WNW of Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia
235 km (145 miles) S of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
385 km (240 miles) WSW of Jambi, Sumatra, Indonesia
770 km (480 miles) WNW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 7.7 km (4.8 miles); depth +/- 25.9 km (16.1 miles)
Parameters NST=191, Nph=191, Dmin=849.9 km, Rmss=1.13 sec, Gp= 29°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source

* USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID us2009flbf

* This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.




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