== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

Region: FLORES REGION, INDONESIA
Geographic coordinates: 8.486S, 123.566E
Magnitude: 5.6 Mb
Depth: 143 km
Universal Time (UTC): 7 Mar 2009 16:27:17
Time near the Epicenter: 8 Mar 2009 00:27:17
Local standard time in your area: 7 Mar 2009 23:27:17

Location with respect to nearby cities:
187 km (116 miles) N (359 degrees) of Kupang, Timor, Indonesia
213 km (132 miles) E (79 degrees) of Ende, Flores, Indonesia
222 km (138 miles) W (273 degrees) of DILI, East Timor


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2009dxau

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/us2009dxau.php
or
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/

National Earthquake Information Center
U.S. Geological Survey
http://neic.usgs.gov