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Magnitude 4.7 PAPUA, INDONESIA

Sunday, September 21, 2008 at 12:48:02 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.7
Date-Time
  • Sunday, September 21, 2008 at 12:48:02 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Sunday, September 21, 2008 at 09:48:02 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 3.06S 138.84E
    Depth 40.4 kilometers
    Region PAPUA, INDONESIA
    Distances 215 km (135 miles) WSW of Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia
    275 km (170 miles) W of Vanimo, New Guinea, PNG
    1365 km (850 miles) NE of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia
    3570 km (2220 miles) E of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 14.6 km; depth +/- 26.5 km
    Parameters Nst=25, Nph=25, Dmin=1155.6 km, Rmss=0.92 sec, Erho=14.6 km, Erzz=26.5 km, Gp=99.4 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usxfa1

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