Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 5.0 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 00:48:46 UTC

Magnitude 5.0
Date-Time Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 00:48:46 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 07:48:46 AM local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 1.53N 97.16E
Depth 41.5 kilometers
Region NIAS REGION, INDONESIA
Distances 185 km (115 miles) W of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia
280 km (175 miles) SW of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
535 km (330 miles) WSW of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
1365 km (840 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 8.4 km; depth +/- 11.6 km
Parameters Nst=51, Nph=51, Dmin=52.2 km, Rmss=1.20 sec, Erho=8.4 km, Erzz=11.6 km, Gp=-1.0 degrees
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2010smbt

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