Magnitude 6.8 - BANDA SEA

2011 August 30 06:57:41 UTC

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Magnitude	6.8
Date-Time	Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 06:57:41 UTC Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 03:57:41 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	6.401°S, 126.774°E
Depth	465 km (289.0 miles)
Region	BANDA SEA
Distances	276 km (171 miles) NNE (28°) from DILI, East Timor 339 km (211 miles) SSW (207°) from Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia 470 km (292 miles) ESE (102°) from Baubau, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 14.3 km (8.9 miles); depth +/- 11.3 km (7.0 miles)
Parameters	NST=112, Nph=112, Dmin=463.1 km, Rmss=0.85 sec, Gp= 29°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0005lkk

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