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Magnitude 4.5 MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL

Monday, March 31, 2008 at 16:20:37 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.5
Date-Time
  • Monday, March 31, 2008 at 16:20:37 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Monday, March 31, 2008 at 07:20:37 PM local time at epicenter

    • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 17.59S 41.84E
    Depth 10 kilometers
    Region MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL
    Distances 365 km (225 miles) SSE of Nacala, Mozambique
    390 km (240 miles) SE of Nampula, Mozambique
    1335 km (830 miles) NE of MAPUTO, Mozambique
    1890 km (1170 miles) SSE of NAIROBI, Kenya
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 11.4 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=14, Nph=14, Dmin=575.6 km, Rmss=0.58 sec, Erho=11.4 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=121.9 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usqgfw

    Earthquake Location

     


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