6.6 Mw - SIMEULUE, INDONESIA

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.6 Mw
Date-Time
  • 25 Jul 2012 00:27:48 UTC
  • 25 Jul 2012 07:27:48 near epicenter
  • 24 Jul 2012 16:27:48 standard time in your timezone
Location 2.654N 96.191E
Depth 45 km
Distances
  • 292 km (181 miles) WSW (249 degrees) of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
  • 309 km (192 miles) WNW (290 degrees) of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia
  • 330 km (205 miles) SSE (163 degrees) of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
  • 614 km (382 miles) W (265 degrees) of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 15.0 km; Vertical 10.9 km
Parameters Nph = 77; Dmin = 214.8 km; Rmss = 1.04 seconds; Gp = 86°
M-type = Mw; Version = 8
Event ID US b000bfha

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