Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake Hit Kepulauan Mentawai Region, Indonesia on Friday, September 14, 2012 at 04:51:47 UTC/ 11:51:47 AM at epicenter/.

Location - 3.363°S, 100.588°E ; Depth - 19.8 km (12.3 miles)

Distances - 163 km (101 miles) SSW of Sungaipenuh, Indonesia ; 190 km (118 miles) WNW of Bengkulu, Indonesia ; 214 km (132 miles) W of Curup, Indonesia and 250 km (155 miles) W of Lubuklinggau, Indonesia.

Location Uncertainty    horizontal +/- 11.6 km (7.2 miles); depth +/- 3 km (1.9 miles).

Parameters    NST=521, Nph=564, Dmin=285 km, Rmss=0.88 sec, Gp= 22°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=E.

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