Earthquake/Tsunami Watch! Magnitude 7.1 - BANDA SEA

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Magnitude 7.1 - BANDA SEA
2005 March 2 10:42:10 UTC

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

 

A major earthquake occurred at 10:42:10 (UTC) on Wednesday, March 2, 2005. The magnitude 7.1 event has been located in the BANDA SEA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

 

 

Magnitude	7.1
Date-Time	Wednesday, March 2, 2005 at 10:42:10 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Wednesday, March 2, 2005 at 7:42:10 PM = local time at epicenter
Location	6.549°S, 129.878°E
Depth	191.3 km (118.9 miles) set by location program
Region	BANDA SEA
Distances	230 km (140 miles) NW of Saumlaki, Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia 370 km (230 miles) SSE of Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia 660 km (410 miles) N of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia 2550 km (1590 miles) E of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 8.6 km (5.3 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	Nst=109, Nph=109, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.29 sec, Gp= 25°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usvdam

 

 

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Well, anyway ...off to another adventure...attention span is pretty short around here so I just thing I'll go check some blogs!

[dg62]

It was a series of 4 major quakes over about 2 months. Whats truly awesome about it is that the accounts say the ground was in continuous motion for the last 2-3 weeks between the two peak quakes, at times the land could be seen to be rolling in waves. Sounds biblical. Do a web search. Great reading.

[handy]

Thanks much for the link to how things work!

[JSloth]

A little too deep to cause a tsunami. Although 190km is not considered a "deep" quake (they can go as far as 800km), it would have to be huge at this depth to cause any significant damage.

I don't consider myself an "expert", but I learned a little after 20+ years as a seismologist.

[JSloth]

A little too deep to cause a tsunami. Although 190km is not considered a "deep" quake (they can go as far as 800km), it would have to be huge at this depth to cause any significant damage.

I don't consider myself an "expert", but I learned a little after 20+ years as a seismologist.

[Central Scrutiniser]

Well, in a few weeks time, I will be in Phuket, site of the
Tsunami, hope it doesn't happen again, but if it does, its God's will I guess.