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Magnitude 4.8 CENTRAL EAST PACIFIC RISE

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 22:03:48 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.8
Date-Time
  • Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 22:03:48 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 03:03:48 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 3.25S 102.74W
    Depth 10 kilometers
    Region CENTRAL EAST PACIFIC RISE
    Distances 2535 km (1580 miles) W of Guayaquil, Ecuador
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 18.8 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=54, Nph=54, Dmin=2475.8 km, Rmss=0.78 sec, Erho=18.8 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=144.0 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usxicf

    Earthquake Location

     


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