5.9 Mw - SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.9 Mw
Date-Time
2 Apr 2008 08:48:48 UTC
2 Apr 2008 15:48:48 near epicenter
2 Apr 2008 02:48:48 standard time in your timezone
Location
4.406S 102.616E
Depth
59 km
Distances
81 km (50 miles) SSE (151 degrees) of Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia
285 km (177 miles) SW (236 degrees) of Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia
317 km (197 miles) WNW (292 degrees) of T.-Telukbetung, Sumatra, Indonesia
496 km (308 miles) WNW (293 degrees) of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 10.2 km; Vertical 16.9 km
Parameters
Nph = 53; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 1.21 seconds; Gp = 61°M-type = Mw; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008qiaw ***This event supersedes event PT08093351.
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