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Magnitude 4.5 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION

Friday, August 29, 2008 at 06:43:08 UTC

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Magnitude 4.5
Date-Time
  • Friday, August 29, 2008 at 06:43:08 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Friday, August 29, 2008 at 12:43:08 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 10.91N 91.80E
    Depth 10 kilometers
    Region ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
    Distances 130 km (80 miles) SW of Port Blair, Andaman Islands, India
    365 km (225 miles) NNW of Misha, Nicobar Islands, India
    990 km (620 miles) WSW of BANGKOK, Thailand
    2475 km (1540 miles) SE of NEW DELHI, Delhi, India
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 8.6 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=32, Nph=32, Dmin=1132.3 km, Rmss=0.82 sec, Erho=8.6 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=119.0 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID uswha8

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