NationStates Jolt Archive


Earthquake in Jakarta

Remote Observer
08-08-2007, 18:51
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2007fubd.php

Magnitude 7.5
# Date-Time Wednesday, August 8, 2007 at 17:04:58 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
# Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 12:04:58 AM
= local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 5.968°S, 107.655°E
Depth 289.2 km (179.7 miles)
Region JAVA, INDONESIA
Distances 110 km (70 miles) ENE of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
115 km (70 miles) N of Bandung, Java, Indonesia
130 km (80 miles) NW of Cirebon, Java, Indonesia
150 km (90 miles) NE of Sukabumi, Java, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 8 km (5.0 miles); depth +/- 11.2 km (7.0 miles)
Parameters Nst=170, Nph=170, Dmin=545.1 km, Rmss=1.18 sec, Gp= 36°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source

USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID us2007fubd

Anyone on NS anywhere near Jakarta? Is it tsunami time?
Deus Malum
08-08-2007, 18:55
...Shit.

One of my neighbors is from Indonesia. He's got family back home. Will have to call later.
Brutland and Norden
08-08-2007, 19:45
oh. my. god.

A tsunami would occur if the earthquake's focus is under the sea (and yes, it is under the sea). An earthquake with a shallow focus is apt to cause more destruction. The earthquake is rather deep (289.2 km)... I think...

linky (http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/magnitude-74-earthquake-hits-near/story.aspx?guid=%7B448AF7FE-C113-49CE-9B46-28E2B3D79B4D%7D&dist=hplatest)