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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
Date-Time
  • Saturday, November 19, 2005 at 14:10:14 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Saturday, November 19, 2005 at 9:10:14 PM
    = local time at epicenter
    • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    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

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