5.0 magnitude earthquake strikes in Banda Sea, south of Indonesia

5.0 magnitude earthquake strikes in Banda Sea, south of Indonesia

Magnitude 5.0 - BANDA SEA

2011 May 21 21:37:11 UTC

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	5.0
Date-Time	Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 21:37:11 UTC Sunday, May 22, 2011 at 06:37:11 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	5.821°S, 129.406°E
Depth	255 km (158.5 miles)
Region	BANDA SEA
Distances	271 km (168 miles) SSE of Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia 316 km (196 miles) NW of Saumlaki, Kepulauan Tanimbar, Indonesia 520 km (323 miles) NE of DILI, Timor-Leste 752 km (467 miles) NNW of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 13.9 km (8.6 miles); depth +/- 11.7 km (7.3 miles)
Parameters	NST= 67, Nph= 67, Dmin=317.3 km, Rmss=1.07 sec, Gp= 32°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0003kwv