Magnitude 7.5 - KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA

[Joan C.]

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Magnitude	7.5 (Preliminary magnitude — update expected within 15 minutes)
Date-Time	Monday, October 25, 2010 at 14:42:25 UTC Monday, October 25, 2010 at 09:42:25 PM at epicenter
Location	3.100°S, 100.200°E
Depth	33 km (20.5 miles) set by location program
Region	KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
Distances	240 km (149 miles) S (184°) from Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia 241 km (150 miles) WNW (288°) from Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia 416 km (259 miles) WSW (246°) from Jambi, Sumatra, Indonesia 634 km (394 miles) SW (220°) from SINGAPORE
Location Uncertainty	Error estimate not available
Parameters	NST= 29, Nph= 29, Dmin=322.9 km, Rmss=1.06 sec, Gp= 90°, M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=1
Source	West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS
Event ID	at00801774