== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

***This event supersedes event AT00109120.


Region: HALMAHERA, INDONESIA
Geographic coordinates: 1.865N, 127.438E
Magnitude: 6.6 Mw
Depth: 93 km
Universal Time (UTC): 11 Sep 2008 00:00:02
Time near the Epicenter: 11 Sep 2008 09:00:02
Local standard time in your area: 11 Sep 2008 07:00:02

Location with respect to nearby cities:
119 km (74 miles) N (3 degrees) of Ternate, Moluccas, Indonesia
291 km (181 miles) E (82 degrees) of Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia
994 km (617 miles) SW (232 degrees) of KOROR, Palau


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2008wvab

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/us2008wvab.php
or
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