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REGIONAL EARTHQUAKE ALERT

Latest update of earthquake of magnitude 5.5 or above detected within the region bounded by 20° North - 10° South, 90° East - 130° East.

* Information will be updated upon availability of new data. Estimation of the earthquake magnitude may differ from other centres, due to varying factors in its determination



An earthquake was detected at 10:26PM on Monday 19 May 2008

Earthquake Details *

Magnitude5.9
Coordinates of Epicentre1.65° North 99.18° East
Estimated Depth11.0 km
LocationNORTHERN SUMATERA
Approximately 500km W of Singapore
250km S of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
Date/Time of detection19 May 2008 at 10:26PM (Singapore Time)
AssessmentNo tsunami threat to Singapore

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Recent earthquakes reported

Recent earthquakes of magnitude 6.0 or above detected within the region bounded by 60°North - 50°South, 60° - 180°East

Origin date/time (Singapore time)LatitudeLongitudeMagnitudeRegion
18 May 2008 at 01:08AM32.27° N 104.98° E6.0SICHUAN PROVINCE, CHINA
12 May 2008 at 02:28PM31.08° N 103.27° E7.5SICHUAN PROVINCE, CHINA
10 May 2008 at 05:51AM12.46° N 143.15° E6.6SOUTH OF MARIANA ISLANDS
08 May 2008 at 12:45AM36.14° N 141.45° E6.8NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
08 May 2008 at 12:02AM36.21° N 141.47° E6.2NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
29 April 2008 at 04:26AM20.26° S 168.88° E6.0LOYALTY ISLANDS
29 April 2008 at 02:33AM20.17° S 168.8° E6.4LOYALTY ISLANDS
27 April 2008 at 07:34AM49.06° S 164.16° E6.1AUCKLAND ISLANDS REGION

18 May 2008 at 01:08AM, Magnitude 6.0, SICHUAN PROVINCE, CHINA12 May 2008 at 02:28PM, Magnitude 7.5, SICHUAN PROVINCE, CHINA10 May 2008 at 05:51AM, Magnitude 6.6, SOUTH OF MARIANA ISLANDS08 May 2008 at 12:45AM, Magnitude 6.8, NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN08 May 2008 at 12:02AM, Magnitude 6.2, NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN29 April 2008 at 04:26AM, Magnitude 6.0, LOYALTY ISLANDS29 April 2008 at 02:33AM, Magnitude 6.4, LOYALTY ISLANDS27 April 2008 at 07:34AM, Magnitude 6.1, AUCKLAND ISLANDS REGION

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