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Magnitude 4.7 BANDA SEA

Saturday, November 07, 2009 at 10:42:50 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.7
Date-Time
  • Saturday, November 07, 2009 at 10:42:50 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Saturday, November 07, 2009 at 06:42:50 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 7.55S 124.23E
    Depth 337.6 kilometers
    Region BANDA SEA
    Distances 185 km (115 miles) NW of DILI, East Timor
    290 km (180 miles) SE of Baubau, Sulawesi, Indonesia
    295 km (185 miles) NNE of Kupang, Timor, Indonesia
    900 km (560 miles) NW of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 19.0 km; depth +/- 16.6 km
    Parameters Nst=20, Nph=20, Dmin=568.9 km, Rmss=1.11 sec, Erho=19.0 km, Erzz=16.6 km, Gp=101.9 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usnsan

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