Earthquake in Indonesia

7.1 quake strikes off Indonesia

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake has struck in the Banda Sea off Indonesia.

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11 Deecember, 2012

The quake, which struck at 5.53am (NZ time), was centred 229 km northwest of Saumlaki at a depth of 157.7 km.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said it was not issuing a tsunami warning because the quake was too deep to trigger a tsunami in the Indian Ocean.

"We have not received any damage report so far," Suhardjono, head of the quake and tsunami unit at the Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, told AFP.

The quake, according to US Geological Survey, was reportedly felt to the north in the city of Amahi on nearby Ambon, and also to the southwest in Dili, East Timor.

Indonesia is located in the Pacific "Ring of Fire," where earthquakes and volcanic activity are common.

Magnitude 7.1 - BANDA SEA

2012 December 10 16:53:09 UTC

Earthquake Details

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude	7.1
Date-Time	Monday, December 10, 2012 at 16:53:09 UTC Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 01:53:09 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	6.522°S, 129.813°E
Depth	157.7 km (98.0 miles)
Region	BANDA SEA
Distances	229 km (142 miles) NW of Saumlaki, Indonesia 338 km (210 miles) WSW of Tual, Indonesia 360 km (223 miles) SSE of Ambon, Indonesia 366 km (227 miles) SSE of Amahai, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 13.2 km (8.2 miles); depth +/- 6.8 km (4.2 miles)
Parameters	NST=381, Nph=385, Dmin=230.4 km, Rmss=0.97 sec, Gp= 14°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=A
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc000e7j6