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To: Helmholtz
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/Quakes/usweax.htm

Magnitude 8.2 - NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
2005 March 28 16:09:37 UTC

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

A great earthquake occurred at 16:09:37 (UTC) on Monday, March 28, 2005. The magnitude 8.2 event has been located in NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
Small globe showing earthquake

Small map showing earthquake

Magnitude 8.2
Date-Time Monday, March 28, 2005 at 16:09:37 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Monday, March 28, 2005 at 11:09:37 PM
= local time at epicenter

Location 2.093°N, 97.016°E
Depth 30 km (18.6 miles) set by location program
Region NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Distances
205 km (125 miles) WNW of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia
245 km (150 miles) SW of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
535 km (330 miles) WSW of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
1410 km (880 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 6.1 km (3.8 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters Nst= 65, Nph= 65, Dmin=535.9 km, Rmss=0.85 sec, Gp= 61°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID usweax

6 posted on 03/28/2005 8:53:14 AM PST by Constitution Day ("Wipe out all thought? My God, they're like Flying Televisions!")
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To: Constitution Day

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/Quakes/usweax.htm


7 posted on 03/28/2005 8:53:35 AM PST by Constitution Day ("Wipe out all thought? My God, they're like Flying Televisions!")
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To: Constitution Day

I bet there is a serious rush to high ground in that part of the world.


10 posted on 03/28/2005 8:56:32 AM PST by JustRight
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To: Constitution Day
"245 km (150 miles) SW of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia "

That would put it just off the west coast near the island of Pulau?

39 posted on 03/28/2005 9:01:38 AM PST by Hatteras
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