Schweres Erdbeben (7,5) in Indonesien
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
***This event supersedes event PT08051901.
Region: SIMEULUE, INDONESIA
Geographic coordinates: 2.751N, 95.966E
Magnitude: 7.5 Mw
Depth: 34 km
Universal Time (UTC): 20 Feb 2008 08:08:31
Time near the Epicenter: 20 Feb 2008 15:08:31
Local standard time in your area: 20 Feb 2008 09:08:31
Location with respect to nearby cities:
312 km (194 miles) WSW (253 degrees) of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
314 km (195 miles) SSE (167 degrees) of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
336 km (209 miles) WNW (290 degrees) of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia
638 km (397 miles) W (266 degrees) of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2008nran
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC
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