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Magnitude 7.2 - Papua, Indonesia, November 26, 2004
Published: November 27, 2004 3:30 pm

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At least 17 people killed, 130 injured and 328 buildings destroyed in the epicentral area. Airport damaged and power outages at Nabire.

Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

A major earthquake occurred at 02:25:03 (UTC) on Friday, November 26, 2004. The magnitude 7.2 event has been located in PAPUA, INDONESIA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
Small globe showing earthquake

Small map showing earthquake

Magnitude 7.2
Date-Time Friday, November 26, 2004 at 02:25:03 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Friday, November 26, 2004 at 11:25:03 AM
= local time at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 3.579°S, 135.300°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region PAPUA, INDONESIA
Distances
115 km (70 miles) WNW of Enarotali, Papua, Indonesia
275 km (170 miles) NNE of Dobo, Aru Islands, Indonesia
1095 km (680 miles) NNE of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia
3180 km (1970 miles) E of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 7.3 km (4.5 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters Nst=191, Nph=191, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.95 sec, Gp= 32°,
M-type=surface wave magnitude (Ms), Version=Q
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID usrhah




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