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SRI LANKA MET DEPT ISSUES TSUNAMI WARNING, ASKS COASTAL AREA PEO

11 Apr 2012 09:20

Source: reuters // Reuters

SRI LANKA MET DEPT ISSUES TSUNAMI WARNING, ASKS COASTAL AREA PEOPLE TO EVACUATE TO SAFER AREA

Magnitude 8.6 - OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA

2012 April 11 08:38:37 UTC

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Magnitude	8.6
Date-Time	Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 08:38:37 UTC Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 02:38:37 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	2.311°N, 93.063°E
Depth	22.9 km (14.2 miles)
Region	OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
Distances	435 km (270 miles) SW (215°) from Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia 964 km (599 miles) W (265°) from KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 13.5 km (8.4 miles); depth +/- 2.6 km (1.6 miles)
Parameters	NST=395, Nph=397, Dmin=514.3 km, Rmss=1.52 sec, Gp= 18°, M-type=(unknown type), Version=B
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc000905e

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