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Magnitude 6.3 - NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2005 January 24 04:16:48 UTCPreliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
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A strong earthquake occurred at 04:16:48 (UTC) on Monday, January 24, 2005. The magnitude 6.3 event has been located in the NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
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| Magnitude |
6.3 |
| Date-Time |
Monday, January 24, 2005 at 04:16:48 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Monday, January 24, 2005 at 9:46:48 AM
= local time at epicenter
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| Location |
7.375°N, 92.453°E |
| Depth |
30 km (18.6 miles) set by location program |
| Region |
NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION |
| Distances |
120 km (75 miles) SW of Misha, Nicobar Islands, India
380 km (235 miles) WNW of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
1125 km (700 miles) SW of BANGKOK, Thailand
2835 km (1770 miles) SE of NEW DELHI, Delhi, India
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| Location Uncertainty |
horizontal +/- 6.2 km (3.9 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters |
Nst=147, Nph=147, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.87 sec, Gp= 65°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7 |
| Source |
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
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| Event ID |
ustrad |
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