Huge earthquake, which triggered the tsunami I posted about…
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Magnitude 7.7 – KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
Earthquake Details
- This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
| Magnitude | 7.7 |
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| Location | 3.484°S, 100.114°E |
| Depth | 20.6 km (12.8 miles) |
| Region | KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA |
| Distances | 240 km (150 miles) W of Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia 280 km (175 miles) S of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia 305 km (190 miles) W of Lubuklinggau, Sumatra, Indonesia 795 km (500 miles) WNW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 5.3 km (3.3 miles); depth +/- 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=297, Nph=297, Dmin=330.2 km, Rmss=1.16 sec, Gp= 22°, M-type=surface wave magnitude (Ms), Version=V |
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| Event ID | usa00043nx |
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