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Magnitude 7.4 - NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
2010 May 09 0543 UTC

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Earthquake Details

Magnitude
7.4 (Preliminary magnitude — update expected within 15 minutes)
Date-Time
Sunday, May 09, 2010 at 0543 UTC
Sunday, May 09, 2010 at 1243 PM at epicenter
Location
3.597°N, 96.044°E
Depth
45 km (28.0 miles) set by location program
Region
NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Distances
226 km (140 miles) SSE (160°) from Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
289 km (180 miles) W (270°) from Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
372 km (231 miles) NW (305°) from Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia
630 km (391 miles) W (275°) from KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
Location Uncertainty
Error estimate not available
Parameters
NST=011, Nph=011, Dmin=543.5 km, Rmss=0.69 sec, Gp=101°,
M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=0
Source
West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS
Event ID
at00338478
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.




ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AT FORECAST POINTS
WITHIN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL
ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE
LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN
SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION FORECAST POINT COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME
-------------------------------- ------------ ------------
INDONESIA SIMEULUE 2.5N 96.0E 0635Z 09 MAY
BANDA ACEH 5.5N 95.1E 0643Z 09 MAY



http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/indian/2010/indian.2010.05.09_eta.txt


http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/

-- Edited by Franklin on Sunday 9th of May 2010 07:16:50 PM