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Magnitude 2.9 SLOVAKIA

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 17:11:03 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 2.9
Date-Time
  • Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 17:11:03 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 07:11:03 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 49.47N 18.58E
    Depth 10 kilometers
    Region SLOVAKIA
    Distances 45 km (30 miles) SSE of Ostrava, Czech Republic
    65 km (40 miles) NW of Ruzomberok, Slovakia
    90 km (55 miles) SSW of Katowice, Poland
    305 km (190 miles) ESE of PRAGUE, Czech Republic
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 15.4 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=11, Nph=11, Dmin=61.1 km, Rmss=1.78 sec, Erho=15.4 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=151.6 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usweey

    Earthquake Location

     


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