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Magnitude 3.7 SOUTH AFRICA

Monday, July 07, 2008 at 14:14:07 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 3.7
Date-Time
  • Monday, July 07, 2008 at 14:14:07 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Monday, July 07, 2008 at 04:14:07 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 26.97S 26.75E
    Depth 5 kilometers
    Region SOUTH AFRICA
    Distances 15 km (10 miles) SE of Klerksdorp, South Africa
    110 km (70 miles) WSW of Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
    200 km (125 miles) SW of PRETORIA, South Africa
    525 km (325 miles) NW of Durban, South Africa
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 18.6 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=8, Nph=8, Dmin=234.5 km, Rmss=1.43 sec, Erho=18.6 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=148.4 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usuegq

    Earthquake Location

     


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