== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

***This event supersedes event AT00721295.


Region: KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
Geographic coordinates: 3.823N, 126.533E
Magnitude: 6.0 Mw
Depth: 35 km
Universal Time (UTC): 16 Mar 2009 14:15:56
Time near the Epicenter: 16 Mar 2009 22:15:56
Local standard time in your area: 16 Mar 2009 21:15:56

Location with respect to nearby cities:
296 km (184 miles) SSE (150 degrees) of General Santos, Mindanao, Philippines
320 km (199 miles) NE (36 degrees) of Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia
349 km (217 miles) NNW (344 degrees) of Ternate, Moluccas, Indonesia
967 km (601 miles) WSW (246 degrees) of KOROR, Palau


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2009egay

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/us2009egay.php
or
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/