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Magnitude 5.3 WEST OF MACQUARIE ISLAND

Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at 16:24:37 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 5.3
Date-Time
  • Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at 16:24:37 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Thursday, August 14, 2008 at 02:24:37 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 54.63S 143.90E
    Depth 10 kilometers
    Region WEST OF MACQUARIE ISLAND
    Distances 975 km (600 miles) W of Macquarie Island, Australia
    1875 km (1160 miles) S of MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia
    2190 km (1360 miles) S of CANBERRA, A.C.T., Australia
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 12.8 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=43, Nph=43, Dmin=2182.4 km, Rmss=1.18 sec, Erho=12.8 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=55.2 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usvrcb

    Earthquake Location

     


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