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Magnitude 3.5 ANTARCTICA

Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 18:03:26 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 3.5
Date-Time
  • Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 18:03:26 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Friday, August 29, 2008 at 01:03:26 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 67.04S 111.53E
    Depth 10 kilometers
    Region ANTARCTICA
    Distances 95 km (60 miles) SSE of Casey Station, Antarctica
    2565 km (1600 miles) N of South Pole, Antarctica
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 25.0 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=10, Nph=10, Dmin=2043.5 km, Rmss=0.87 sec, Erho=25.0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=143.0 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID uswgk4

    Earthquake Location

     


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