Magnitude 7.3 - Kepulauan Mentawai Region, Indonesia
An earthquake occurred 160 km (100 miles) SSW of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia and 855 km (530 miles) WNW of JAKARTA, Java,
Indonesia at 1:36 AM MST, Feb 25, 2008 (3:36 PM local time in Indonesia). The magnitude and location may be revised when
additional data and further analysis results are available. There have been no reports of damage.
Magnitude 7.3
Monday, February 25, 2008 at 08:36:35 UTC (03:36:35 PM at epicenter)
Location 2.370°S, 100.021°E
Depth 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
Region KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
Distances 160 km (100 miles) SSW of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
295 km (180 miles) WNW of Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia
635 km (395 miles) SSW of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
855 km (530 miles) WNW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 10.2 km (6.3 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST= 88, Nph= 88, Dmin=849 km, Rmss=1.53 sec, Gp= 50°, M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2008nwbg
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