Thursday, 24 January 2008

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

***This event supersedes event PT08022771.


Region: NIAS REGION, INDONESIA
Geographic coordinates: 0.930N, 97.458E
Magnitude: 6.2 Mw
Depth: 12 km
Universal Time (UTC): 22 Jan 2008 17:14:53
Time near the Epicenter: 23 Jan 2008 00:14:53
Local standard time in your area: 23 Jan 2008 00:14:53

Location with respect to nearby cities:
172 km (107 miles) WSW (240 degrees) of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia
323 km (201 miles) SSW (204 degrees) of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
384 km (238 miles) WNW (303 degrees) of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
531 km (330 miles) WSW (243 degrees) of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia

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Memang gempa tidak dapat diramalkan tetapi korban tsunami dapat diminimalkan dengan peringatan dini. Selalu waspada dan tetap berdoa semoga Tuhan akan menjaga kita semua. Amin