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Magnitude 4.6 WESTERN INDIAN-ANTARCTIC RIDGE

Saturday, August 02, 2008 at 05:37:37 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.6
Date-Time
  • Saturday, August 02, 2008 at 05:37:37 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Saturday, August 02, 2008 at 01:37:37 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 48.93S 121.45E
    Depth 10 kilometers
    Region WESTERN INDIAN-ANTARCTIC RIDGE
    Distances 1950 km (1210 miles) SSE of PERTH, Western Australia, Australia
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 20.8 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=31, Nph=31, Dmin=1811.3 km, Rmss=1.13 sec, Erho=20.8 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=86.8 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usvfde

    Earthquake Location

     


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