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Alert: 4.8 earthquake, Simeulue, Indonesia. May 20 11:11pm at epicenter (1h:01m ago, 330km WSW of Medan, depth 31km)

May 20th, 2012

Earthquake Details

  • This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 4.8
Date-Time
  • Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 16:11:35 UTC
  • Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 11:11:35 PM at epicenter
Location 2.546°N, 95.870°E
Depth 31.1 km (19.3 miles)
Region SIMEULUE, INDONESIA
Distances
  • 330 km (205 miles) WSW (250°) from Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
  • 334 km (207 miles) S (170°) from Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
  • 339 km (211 miles) WNW (286°) from Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia
  • 651 km (404 miles) W (264°) from KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 23.3 km (14.5 miles); depth +/- 7.1 km (4.4 miles)
Parameters NST= 56, Nph= 57, Dmin=233.8 km, Rmss=1.01 sec, Gp=140°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5
Source
  • Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID usb0009tvq

Source




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