5.6 Mb - SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.6 Mb
Date-Time
20 May 2008 17:08:02 UTC
21 May 2008 00:08:02 near epicenter
20 May 2008 11:08:02 standard time in your timezone
Location
3.126S 101.475E
Depth
62 km
Distances
113 km (70 miles) NW (309 degrees) of Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia
272 km (169 miles) SSE (153 degrees) of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
294 km (183 miles) SW (234 degrees) of Jambi, Sumatra, Indonesia
557 km (346 miles) SSW (208 degrees) of SINGAPORE
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 8.1 km; Vertical 29.1 km
Parameters
Nph = 84; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 0.89 seconds; Gp = 64°M-type = Mb; Version = 6
Event ID
US 2008sgbu ***This event supersedes event AT00130328.
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