Magnitude 4.8 - LAKE TANGANYIKA REGION, TANZANIA
2008 September 15 15:50:51 UTC
Earthquake Details
Magnitude | 4.8 |
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Date-Time |
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Location | 4.993°S, 30.211°E |
Depth | 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program |
Region | LAKE TANGANYIKA REGION, TANZANIA |
Distances | 70 km (45 miles) ESE of Kigoma, Tanzania 155 km (95 miles) NE of Kalemie, Dem. Republic of the Congo 840 km (520 miles) WSW of NAIROBI, Kenya 1020 km (640 miles) W of DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania |
Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 13.1 km (8.1 miles); depth fixed by location program |
Parameters | NST= 21, Nph= 21, Dmin=891.8 km, Rmss=0.86 sec, Gp= 90°, M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=Q |
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Event ID | us2008wzba |
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