Moderate mag. 5.9 earthquake - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia on Wednesday, 17 December 2014
Moderado terremoto magnitud 5.8 - Indian Ocean, 65 km SSW of Pulau Simungguk Island, Sumatera Barat, Indonesia, miércoles, 17 dic. 2014
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Moderate magnitude 5.8 earthquake at 13 km depth
17 Dec 06:13 UTC: Primero en informar: GFZ después de 3 minutos.
Dec 17 13:10: Magnitud recalculada de 5.9 a 5.8.
Profundidad recalculada de 10.0 a 13.0 km.
Dec 17 13:10: Magnitud recalculada de 5.9 a 5.8.
Profundidad recalculada de 10.0 a 13.0 km.
Magnitud: 5.8
Profundidad: 13.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 3.78°S / 100.29°E
(Océano Índico, Indonesia)Volcán mas cercano: Kunyit (219 km / 136 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
219 km al O de Bengkulu (pop: 309,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
227 km al SSO de Sungai Penuh (pop: 95,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
250 km al O de Curup (pop: 46,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
291 km al O de Lubuklinggau (pop: 148,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
315 km al S de Padang (pop: 840,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
329 km al O de Pagar Alam (pop: 70,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
334 km al S de Solok (pop: 48,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
352 km al S de Pariaman (pop: 92,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
386 km al S de Bukittinggi (pop: 98,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
775 km al ONO de Yakarta (pop: 8,540,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
65 km al SSO de Pulau Simungguk Island --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
309 km al SSE de Siberut Island --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Energía liberada estimada: 3.2 x 1013 joules (8.78 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 7558 tons of TNT or 0.5 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
| M 5.8 | 13 km | Southern Sumatra, Indonesia | GFZ |
| M 5.7 | 10 km | KEP. MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA | EMSC |
| M 5.6 | 10 km | 237km W of Bengkulu, Indonesia | USGS |
| M 6.0 | 10 km | Southern Sumatra, Indonesia | GeoAu |
(shakemap: USGS)
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So far, no aftershocks have been registered.
Aftershocks of the M 5.8 terremoto: Océano Índico, 65 km al suroeste de Pulau Simungguk , Indonesia Wed, 17 Dec 2014 06:10
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Moderado terremoto magnitud 5.8 - Indian Ocean, 65 km SSW of Pulau Simungguk Island, Sumatera Barat, Indonesia, miércoles, 17 dic. 2014
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