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To: bd476
Magnitude 6.1 - ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004 December 27 00:49:26 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report

U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

A strong earthquake occurred at 00:49:26 (UTC) on Monday, December 27, 2004. The magnitude 6.1 event has been located in the ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
Small globe showing earthquake

Small map showing earthquake

Magnitude 6.1
Date-Time Monday, December 27, 2004 at 00:49:26 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Monday, December 27, 2004 at 6:19:26 AM
= local time at epicenter

Location 12.978°N, 92.449°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
Distances
150 km (90 miles) NNW of Port Blair, Andaman Islands, India
485 km (300 miles) SSW of Pathein (Bassein), Myanmar
870 km (540 miles) W of BANGKOK, Thailand
2340 km (1450 miles) SE of NEW DELHI, Delhi, India
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 5.5 km (3.4 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters Nst=116, Nph=116, Dmin=922.1 km, Rmss=0.74 sec, Gp= 68°,
M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID ussnad


673 posted on 12/26/2004 6:48:02 PM PST by bd476
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To: bd476

Aftershock? Or separate event?


677 posted on 12/26/2004 6:56:17 PM PST by JennysCool (QuarkXPress has caused an error in QuarkXPress. QuarkXPress will now close.)
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