A great earthquake occurred at 16:09:36 (UTC) on Monday, March 28, 2005. The magnitude 8.7 event has been located in NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Magnitude 8.7 Date-Time Monday, March 28, 2005 at 16:09:36 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Monday, March 28, 2005 at 11:09:36 PM = local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 2.076°N, 97.013°E Depth 30 km (18.6 miles) set by location program Region NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA Distances 205 km (125 miles) WNW of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia 245 km (155 miles) SW of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia 535 km (330 miles) WSW of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia 1410 km (880 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 4.8 km (3.0 miles); depth fixed by location program Parameters Nst=135, Nph=135, Dmin=537.4 km, Rmss=0.79 sec, Gp= 43°, M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7 Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Event ID usweax