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Magnitude 4.4 LAKE TANGANYIKA REGION

Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 07:25:16 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.4
Date-Time
  • Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 07:25:16 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 09:25:16 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 4.67S 29.57E
    Depth 10.0 kilometers
    Region LAKE TANGANYIKA REGION
    Distances 20 km (15 miles) N of Kigoma, Tanzania
    145 km (90 miles) S of BUJUMBURA, Burundi
    885 km (550 miles) WSW of NAIROBI, Kenya
    1110 km (680 miles) WNW of DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 12.4 km; depth +/- 0.0 km
    Parameters Nst=17, Nph=17, Dmin=937.9 km, Rmss=0.74 sec, Erho=12.4 km, Erzz=0.0 km, Gp=121.7 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID ustlaw

    Earthquake Location

     


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