An earhquake hit Northern Sumatra in Indonesia. It struck the region at 79 kms NE of North Sumatra's Tanamahsa Island, at a depth of 81.5km on Monday morning at 07:00 hrs, August 1 2011 posing a tsunami threat. There were no immediate casualties, injuries or damages.
With the given threat, all tour activities within Sumatra and other parts of Indonesia are operating as normal.
Depth: 81.5 km (50.6 miles)
Region: North Sumatra, Indonesia
Distances:
147 km (91 miles) S of Padangsidempuan, Sumatra, Indonesia
174 km (108 miles) NW of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
447 km (277 miles) SW of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
1097 km (681 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Parameters: NST= 59, Nph= 60, Dmin=213.7 km, Rmss=0.76 sec, Gp= 97°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=4Source: Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)/Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Source: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc000570l.php
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