Magnitude 7.2 - NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA

2010 September 29 17:11:24 UTC

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Magnitude	7.2
Date-Time	Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at 17:11:24 UTC Thursday, September 30, 2010 at 02:11:24 AM at epicenter
Location	4.920°S, 133.783°E
Depth	12.3 km (7.6 miles)
Region	NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Distances	109 km (68 miles) NNW (334°) from Dobo, Aru Islands, Indonesia 307 km (191 miles) WSW (246°) from Enarotali, Irian Jaya, Indonesia 433 km (269 miles) NE (38°) from Saumlaki, Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia 638 km (396 miles) ESE (103°) from Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia 993 km (617 miles) ENE (66°) from DILI, East Timor
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 13.7 km (8.5 miles); depth +/- 2.6 km (1.6 miles)
Parameters	NST=143, Nph=146, Dmin=279.4 km, Rmss=1.36 sec, Gp= 25°, M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source	U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
Event ID	us2010bubv

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