Magnitude 9.1 quake off the west coast of Northern Sumatra

Last updated: 2018-03-26 17:50:55 UTC

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The Anza group at the University of California San Diego operates a broadband seismograph network consisting of 17 three component broadband seismograph stations centered near Anza, California (see map).

The IDA group at the University of California San Diego operates the Global Seismic Network (GSN) which has 40 three component broadband seismograph stations, several of which are located close to the epicenter for this event. The information recorded by their instruments show the waveform arrivals very clearly.

On Saturday, December 25th, 2004 at 4:58:50 PM (PST) we recorded a quake (preliminary Mw 9.1) located off the west coast of Northern Sumatra.

View a significant (preliminary Mw 6.9) aftershock which was recorded on Friday, May 13, 2005 near El Centro.

View the most recent map of local events near San Diego or a slightly wider regional view of events recoded by ANZA, or a map of events recoded by ANZA from around the globe.

Initial source parameters for the recent event are shown below. The epicentral distance (distance separating the epicenter and the closest station in the recording network) for Anza is 14698 km (132.08 degrees).

This map shows the mainshock (red star) and any associated aftershocks (orange stars). Anza network stations are yellow triangles.

Event Map

Global mecator event map

Event Parameters

Latitude	Longitude	Origin time (UTC)	Origin time (PST)	Depth (km)	Mw	Author
3.298	95.779	12/26/04 00:58:50	12/25/04 (360) 4:58:50 PM	10	9.1	USGS

* The location and magnitude determined for this event are preliminary and are subject to change upon further review of seismic data.

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Of local interest:

We operate a broadband station on Mt. Soledad. At 4:58 PM station SOL recorded the P wave from this event. Here is a view of that event as picked by our analyst. A red P indicates a P wave arrival, a red S indicates an S wave arrival.

3 component seismometer recordings at Soledad

View a larger image showing the waveforms recorded at Mt. Soledad.

Visit the IDA website to observe the waveforms recorded by stations in the Global Seismic Network (GSN).

Record of the tsunami as measured by the SIO Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP) from sensors at the end of the SIO pier

Virtual 3-D Model

Indonesia Multiple Quake Model Screendump

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Visit the IRIS website with additional links to seismic data for this event.

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Learn more about the Anza group (including who works here, other networks, nuclear tests in China/India/Pakistan).
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URL: http://eqinfo.ucsd.edu/special_events/2004/361/a/index.php [Last updated: 2018-03-26 17:50:55 UTC]