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Magnitude 4.5 OFFSHORE HONDURAS

Sunday, September 28, 2008 at 15:33:22 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.5
Date-Time
  • Sunday, September 28, 2008 at 15:33:22 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Sunday, September 28, 2008 at 09:33:22 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 16.73N 86.03W
    Depth 10.0 kilometers
    Region OFFSHORE HONDURAS
    Distances 130 km (80 miles) NE of La Ceiba, Honduras
    220 km (135 miles) N of Juticalpa, Honduras
    320 km (200 miles) NNE of TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras
    1170 km (730 miles) SSW of Miami, Florida
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 10.4 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=35, Nph=35, Dmin=323.4 km, Rmss=1.26 sec, Erho=10.4 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=104.8 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usxma3

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