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Magnitude 6.5 - KEPULAUAN OBI, INDONESIA 2007 February 20 08:04:27 UTC Earthquake Details Magnitude 6.5 (Strong) Date-Time Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 08:04:27 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 5:04:27 PM = local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 1.059°S, 127.066°E Depth 31.3 km (19.4 miles) Region KEPULAUAN OBI, INDONESIA Distances 210 km (130 miles) S of Ternate, Moluccas, Indonesia 315 km (195 miles) NNW of Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia 1320 km (820 miles) NNW of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia 2325 km (1440 miles) ENE of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia Location Uncertainty...

  Want to see how a seismic sensor reacts when even a small earthquake is right under it? In the chart below (way down on bottom, 1700 lst) is Black Mountain Ut seismometer within a few miles of this 3.5 e-quake.   Note that the earthquake was on Feb 25 00:41:03 UTC, and the sensor recorded it at almost the exact time (no travel time).   Just thought it was interesting, hope some others do too.   Magnitude 3.5 - UTAH2004 February 25 00:41:03 UTCPreliminary Earthquake ReportUniversity of Utah Seismograph Stations A minor earthquake occurred at 00:41:03 (UTC) on Wednesday, February 25,...