== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

***This event supersedes event AT00231640.
Region: BANDA SEA
Geographic coordinates: 4.524S, 129.614E
Magnitude: 5.8 Mb
Depth: 10 km
Universal Time (UTC): 1 Jun 2008 10:33:28
Time near the Epicenter: 1 Jun 2008 19:33:28
Local standard time in your area: 1 Jun 2008 17:33:28

Location with respect to nearby cities:
186 km (115 miles) ESE (120 degrees) of Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia
431 km (268 miles) NNW (333 degrees) of Saumlaki, Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia
450 km (280 miles) SSW (204 degrees) of Sorong, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
634 km (394 miles) NE (45 degrees) of DILI, East Timor


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2008stbf

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC
For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2008stbf.php
or
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/

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U.S. Geological Survey
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