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Magnitude 7.5 - KEPULAUAN ALOR, INDONESIA
2004 November 11 21:26:41 UTC

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

A major earthquake occurred at 21:26:41 (UTC) on Thursday, November 11, 2004. The magnitude 7.5 event has been located in KEPULAUAN ALOR, INDONESIA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
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Magnitude 7.5
Date-Time Thursday, November 11, 2004 at 21:26:41 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Friday, November 12, 2004 at 5:26:41 AM
= local time at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 8.172°S, 124.856°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region KEPULAUAN ALOR, INDONESIA
Distances
90 km (55 miles) WNW of DILI, East Timor
260 km (160 miles) NNE of Kupang, Timor, Indonesia
360 km (225 miles) ENE of Ende, Flores, Indonesia
810 km (500 miles) NW of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 8.2 km (5.1 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters Nst=186, Nph=186, Dmin=258 km, Rmss=1.19 sec, Gp= 36°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=S
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID usqsci
Felt Reports At least 25 people killed, 234 injured, 781 buildings destroyed and 7616 damaged on Alor. Roads blocked in some areas due to landslides. Felt (VIII) at Kalabahi. Felt as far away as Dili, Timor.

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