== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

***This event supersedes event AT00601069.


Region: SIMEULUE, INDONESIA
Geographic coordinates: 2.271N, 96.596E
Magnitude: 5.5 Mb
Depth: 49 km
Universal Time (UTC): 14 Jul 2008 04:44:55
Time near the Epicenter: 14 Jul 2008 11:44:55
Local standard time in your area: 14 Jul 2008 11:44:55

Location with respect to nearby cities:
253 km (157 miles) WNW (285 degrees) of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia
271 km (168 miles) WSW (237 degrees) of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
385 km (240 miles) SSE (159 degrees) of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
575 km (357 miles) W (261 degrees) of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2008ulas

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/us2008ulas.php
or
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