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Magnitude 4.8 - CHAGOS ARCHIPELAGO REGION

2009 May 01 07:18:58 UTC

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Earthquake Details

Magnitude4.8
Date-Time
Location 4.993°S, 68.594°E
Depth10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
RegionCHAGOS ARCHIPELAGO REGION
Distances495 km (310 miles) WNW of Diego Garcia, Chagos Archipelago
1815 km (1130 miles) SW of COLOMBO, Sri Lanka
Location Uncertaintyhorizontal +/- 14.5 km (9.0 miles); depth fixed by location program
ParametersNST= 30, Nph= 30, Dmin=503.9 km, Rmss=1.07 sec, Gp=148°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=Q
Source
  • USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event IDus2009gcan
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