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Magnitude 5.0 NORTHWESTERN IRAN

Tuesday, September 02, 2008 at 20:00:56 UTC

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Magnitude 5.0
Date-Time
  • Tuesday, September 02, 2008 at 20:00:56 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Tuesday, September 02, 2008 at 11:30:56 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 38.87N 45.77E
    Depth 35 kilometers
    Region NORTHWESTERN IRAN
    Distances 50 km (30 miles) SE of Naxcivan (Nakhichevan), Azerbaijan
    75 km (45 miles) ENE of Khvoy, Iran
    80 km (50 miles) S of Angeghakot, Armenia
    390 km (245 miles) WSW of BAKU, Azerbaijan
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 15.4 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=35, Nph=35, Dmin=620.0 km, Rmss=1.38 sec, Erho=15.4 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=159.0 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID uswlbv

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    Geological Survey of Iran

    Iranian Seismological Center, Online Databank

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