Magnitude 7.0 KEP. MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
Thursday, September 13, 2007 at 03:35:28 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
| Magnitude | 7.0 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones |
| Location | 2.15S 99.58E |
| Depth | 22 kilometers |
| Region | KEP. MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA |
| Distances | 160 km (100 miles) SSW of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia 345 km (215 miles) WNW of Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia 630 km (390 miles) SSW of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia 915 km (560 miles) WNW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia |
| Location Uncertainty | Error estimate: horizontal +/- 5.9 km; depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | Nst=308, Nph=308, Dmin=1257.9 km, Rmss=1.06 sec, Erho=5.9 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=26.7 degrees |
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
| Remarks | Casualties and damage are included with the event of September 12 at 11:10 UTC. Felt (III) at Bengkulu and Padang; (II) on Kapahiang and at Padangpanjang. |
| Event ID | ushfax |
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