Fuente : U.S. Geologycal Survey
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U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

EARTHQUAKE: The world's most powerful earthquake in 40 years kill more than 22,000 people. - Magnitude 9.0 - OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA

A great earthquake occurred at 00:58:50 (UTC) on Sunday, December 26, 2004. The magnitude 9.0 event has been located OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

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The following is a revised REPEAT revised release by the United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: A great earthquake occurred OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA, about 250 km (155 miles) south-southeast of Banda Aceh, Sumatra or about 1260 km (780 miles) south-southwest of Bangkok, Thailand at 5:58 PM MST yesterday, Dec 25, 2004 (Dec 26 at 7:58 AM local time in Indonesia). A REVISED MAGNITUDE OF 9.0 WAS COMPUTED FOR THIS EARTHQUAKE. The magnitude of this earthquake has been revised to 9.0 based on additional data. This is now the fourth largest earthquake in the world since 1900 and is the largest since the 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska earthquake. The magnitude was furnished by the Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

At least 3,000 people killed in Sri Lanka, 2,300 in India, 2,000 in Indonesia, 289 in Thailand, 42 in Malaysia, 8 in Somalia and 2 in Bangladesh by tsunamis. Tsunamis also occurred on the coasts of Maldives and Cocos Island. At least 200 people killed, buildings destroyed or damaged in the Banda Aceh area, Sumatra. Felt widely in Sumatra. Also felt in Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand. This is now the fourth largest earthquake in the world since 1900 and is the largest since the 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska earthquake.


Magnitude
9.0

Date-Time
Sunday, December 26, 2004 at 00:58:50 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Sunday, December 26, 2004 at 6:58:50 AM
= local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location
3.298°N, 95.779°E

Depth
10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program

Region
OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA

Distances
250 km (155 miles) SSE of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
320 km (200 miles) W of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
1260 km (780 miles) SSW of BANGKOK, Thailand
1605 km (1000 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia

Location

Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 9.2 km (5.7 miles); depth fixed by location program

Parameters
Nst=157, Nph=157, Dmin= +999 km, Rmss=1.35 sec, Gp= 29°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=9

Source
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)


Event ID usslav
Felt Reports At least 3,000 people killed in Sri Lanka, 2,300 in India, 2,000 in Indonesia, 289 in Thailand, 42 in Malaysia, 8 in Somalia and 2 in Bangladesh by tsunamis. Tsunamis also occurred on the coasts of Maldives and Cocos Island. At least 200 people killed, buildings destroyed or damaged in the Banda Aceh area, Sumatra. Felt widely in Sumatra. Also felt in Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand. This is now the fourth largest earthquake in the world since 1900 and is the largest since the 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska earthquake.
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