Earthquake magnitude 6.1 - Sulawesi, Indonesia

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Magnitude 6.1 - SULAWESI, INDONESIA

2011 February 15 13:33:53 UTC


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<TABLE id=parameters summary="Earthquake Details"><TBODY><TR><TH>Magnitude</TH><TD>6.1</TD></TR><TR><TH>Date-Time</TH><TD>

• Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 13:33:53 UTC
• Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 09:33:53 PM at epicenter
• Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

</TD></TR><TR><TH>Location</TH><TD>2.470?S, 121.541?E</TD></TR><TR><TH>Depth</TH><TD>20.6 km (12.8 miles)</TD></TR><TR><TH>Region</TH><TD>SULAWESI, INDONESIA</TD></TR><TR><TH>Distances</TH><TD>160 km (100 miles) ENE of Palopo, Sulawesi, Indonesia
200 km (125 miles) NNW of Kendari, Sulawesi, Indonesia
1500 km (930 miles) NW of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia
1680 km (1040 miles) ENE of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia

</TD></TR><TR><TH>Location Uncertainty</TH><TD>horizontal +/- 12.5 km (7.8 miles); depth +/- 0.7 km (0.4 miles)</TD></TR><TR><TH>Parameters</TH><TD>NST= 88, Nph= 92, Dmin=209.3 km, Rmss=1 sec, Gp= 29?,
M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=7
</TD></TR><TR><TH>Source</TH><TD>

• USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

</TD></TR><TR><TH>Event ID</TH><TD>usb0001eez</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0001eez.php

 

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Re: Earthquake magnitude 6.1 - Sulawesi, Indonesia

Potentially affected People

The population in the area of this earthquake if 46 people/km?. (Data source).

The earthquake occurred at 21h local time. At this time a day, more people are at home and therefore more vulnerable to collapsing residential buildings.
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http://www.gdacs.org/reports.asp?ev...asgard&location=IDN&alertlevel=Green&glide_no=

 

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Re: Earthquake magnitude 6.1 - Sulawesi, Indonesia

Indonesian to English translation (Google)

6.1 magnitude earthquake shook Poso

Bogi Triyadi
15/02/2011 21:44

Liputan6.com, Jakarta: tectonic earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale shook the regency of Poso, Central Sulawesi on Tuesday (15 / 2) at 21:33 CDT. Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics or BMKG through its website stating no potential tsunami earthquake.

Epicenter located at 2.45 south latitude and 121.49 east longitude at a depth of 21 kilometers and a distance of 23 kilometers southeast of Poso. Tremor was also felt in the city of Palu, a distance of 222 kilometers. The point of the earthquake was 155 km Northeast Palopo, South Sulawesi, or 207 km west of Kendari Southeast Sulawesi Sea.

Some residents had feared when Poso admitted feeling tremors lasting a few seconds it. "I was scared, like there was a roar from the mountain," said Vivi Tamuntuan, residents of North Pamona Subdistrict, Poso.

Vivi claimed had run out of the house to avoid things that harm it. A few moments later, he again broke into his home because the situation is considered safe. Until now, no report about the damage caused by the tectonic earthquake. (Bog / ANT)

http://berita.liputan6.com/daerah/201102/320493/Gempa_6_1_SR_Mengguncang_Poso