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Very strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - 34 km east of Pulau Pittojat Island, Sumatra Barat, Indonesia, on Monday, March 3, 2008 at 02:37 GMT

Very strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - 34 km east of Pulau Pittojat Island, Sumatra Barat, Indonesia, on Monday, March 3, 2008 at 02:37 GMT

Very strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake at 25 km depth

1 Jan 00:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 seconds.
Date & time: Mar 3, 2008 02:37:27 UTC
Magnitude: 6.2
Depth: 25.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 2.18°S / 99.823°E (Indian Ocean, Indonesia)
Antipode: 2.18°N / 80.177°W
Nearest volcano: Talang (164 km / 102 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
149 km (93 mi) SSW of Padang (pop: 840,400) --> See nearby quakes!
175 km (109 mi) W of Sungai Penuh (pop: 95,900) --> See nearby quakes!
177 km (110 mi) S of Pariaman (pop: 92,200) --> See nearby quakes!
179 km (111 mi) SSW of Solok (pop: 48,400) --> See nearby quakes!
209 km (130 mi) SW of Sijunjung (pop: 27,800) --> See nearby quakes!
217 km (135 mi) SSW of Bukittinggi (pop: 98,700) --> See nearby quakes!
236 km (147 mi) SSW of Payakumbuh (pop: 121,600) --> See nearby quakes!
326 km (202 mi) WNW of Benkulu (pop: 309,700) --> See nearby quakes!
350 km (217 mi) SSW of Pekanbaru (pop: 704,000) --> See nearby quakes!
899 km (559 mi) WNW of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1014 joules (35 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 30089 tons of TNT or 1.9 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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Mag.DepthLocationSource
6.225 kmKepulauan Mentawai region, IndonesiaUSGS
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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (24 quakes)

Date and timeMag
Depth		LocationDetails
Aug 29, 2008 23:08
14 years ago
4.0

35 km		Pulau Pittojat, 156 km SW of Padang, Sumatra Barat, IndonesiaMore
Aug 27, 2008 10:54
14 years ago
3.9

35 km		29 km E of Pulau Pittojat Island, Sumatra Barat, IndonesiaMore
Aug 27, 2008 07:45
14 years ago
4.0

35 km		48 km E of Pulau Pittojat Island, Sumatra Barat, IndonesiaMore
Jul 24, 2008 21:57
14 years ago
4.4

45 km		52 km NE of Pulau Pittojat Island, Sumatra Barat, IndonesiaMore
Jul 20, 2008 04:35
14 years ago
4.6

27 km		39 km N of Pulau Siabusabeu Island, Sumatra Barat, IndonesiaMore
Jul 8, 2008 20:39
14 years ago
4.4

35 km		Pulau Pittojat, 156 km SW of Padang, Sumatra Barat, IndonesiaMore
Jul 7, 2008 17:58
14 years ago
4.2

35 km		Pulau Pittojat, 142 km SW of Padang, Sumatra Barat, IndonesiaMore
Jun 20, 2008 20:47
14 years ago
4.3

28 km		50 km NE of Pulau Siruso Island, Sumatra Barat, IndonesiaMore
Jun 6, 2008 23:11
14 years ago
4.6

29 km		Pulau Siabusabeu, 192 km S of Padang, Sumatra Barat, IndonesiaMore
Jun 5, 2008 00:22
14 years ago
4.3

28 km		29 km NW of Pulau Siabusabeu Island, Sumatra Barat, IndonesiaMore
Jun 3, 2008 22:49
14 years ago
5.2

35 km		50 km E of Pulau Pittojat Island, Sumatra Barat, IndonesiaMore
May 15, 2008 11:37
14 years ago
4.6

35 km		28 km NW of Pulau Siabusabeu Island, Sumatra Barat, IndonesiaMore
May 15, 2008 11:27
14 years ago
4.5

35 km		32 km N of Pulau Siabusabeu Island, Sumatra Barat, IndonesiaMore
May 10, 2008 22:51
14 years ago
4.1

35 km		23 km SW of Pulau Baringin Island, Sumatra Barat, IndonesiaMore
Apr 22, 2008 01:46
14 years ago
4.5

35 km		Pulau Pittojat, 156 km SW of Padang, Sumatra Barat, IndonesiaMore
Apr 18, 2008 02:01
14 years ago
4.3

35 km		Pulau Karangmajat, 148 km SW of Padang, Sumatra Barat, IndonesiaMore
Apr 14, 2008 10:21
14 years ago
4.2

35 km		47 km NE of Pulau Pittojat Island, Sumatra Barat, IndonesiaMore
Apr 8, 2008 14:58
14 years ago
4.5

35 km		Pulau Pittojat, 172 km SW of Padang, Sumatra Barat, IndonesiaMore
Mar 25, 2008 03:22
14 years ago
4.5

35 km		26 km NE of Pulau Siabusabeu Island, Sumatra Barat, IndonesiaMore
Mar 23, 2008 03:52
14 years ago
4.2

40 km		58 km NE of Pulau Pittojat Island, Sumatra Barat, IndonesiaMore
Mar 20, 2008 15:57
14 years ago
4.1

35 km		Pulau Siruso, 205 km S of Padang, Sumatra Barat, IndonesiaMore
Mar 9, 2008 09:16
14 years ago
4.6

35 km		24 km N of Pulau Siabusabeu Island, Sumatra Barat, IndonesiaMore
Mar 6, 2008 03:36
14 years ago
5.3

35 km		32 km E of Pulau Pittojat Island, Sumatra Barat, IndonesiaMore
Mar 5, 2008 13:26
14 years ago
4.1

28 km		56 km E of Pulau Pittojat Island, Sumatra Barat, IndonesiaMore

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