Wednesday, September 29, 2010

BREAKING: 7.2 MEGA EARTHQUAKE: NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA

Orthographic map of IndonesiaImage via WikipediaBy Randy Economy
www.Economy4ABC.Blogspot.com
September 29, 2010
11:01 a.m. PST

PapuaIndonesia

A major earthquake hit near the south coast of Papua, Indonesia today registering at 7.2.
Major damages are being reported.   Tsunami warnings have been issued.

A 6.6 earthquake also rocked the area right before the major 7.2 shaker.

Here are the details.
Magnitude7.2
Date-Time
  • Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at 17:11:24 UTC
  • Thursday, September 30, 2010 at 02:11:24 AM at epicenter
Location4.920°S, 133.783°E
Depth12.3 km (7.6 miles)
RegionNEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Distances
  • 109 km (68 miles) NNW (334°) from Dobo, Aru Islands, Indonesia
  • 307 km (191 miles) WSW (246°) from Enarotali, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
  • 433 km (269 miles) NE (38°) from Saumlaki, Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia
  • 638 km (396 miles) ESE (103°) from Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia
  • 993 km (617 miles) ENE (66°) from DILI, East Timor
Location Uncertaintyhorizontal +/- 13.7 km (8.5 miles); depth +/- 2.6 km (1.6 miles)
ParametersNST=143, Nph=146, Dmin=279.4 km, Rmss=1.36 sec, Gp= 25°,
M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source
Event IDus2010bubv
















Magnitude6.6
Date-Time
Location4.930°S, 133.752°E
Depth21.2 km (13.2 miles) (poorly constrained)
RegionNEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Distances105 km (65 miles) NNW of Dobo, Kepulauan Aru, Indonesia
310 km (195 miles) WSW of Enarotali, Papua, Indonesia
885 km (550 miles) NNE of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia
2985 km (1850 miles) E of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Location Uncertaintyhorizontal +/- 6.4 km (4.0 miles); depth +/- 24.5 km (15.2 miles)
ParametersNST= 88, Nph= 88, Dmin=278 km, Rmss=1.07 sec, Gp= 32°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source
Event IDus2010bubm
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