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INDIA-BANGLADESH BORDER REGION

Friday, August 29, 2008 at 17:31:13 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude
Date-Time
  • Friday, August 29, 2008 at 17:31:13 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Friday, August 29, 2008 at 11:01:13 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 22.66N 92.55E
    Depth 35 kilometers
    Region INDIA-BANGLADESH BORDER REGION
    Distances 85 km (50 miles) ENE of Chittagong, Bangladesh
    120 km (75 miles) S of Aizawl, Mizoram, India
    250 km (155 miles) ESE of DHAKA, Bangladesh
    430 km (265 miles) E of Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 47.5 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=8, Nph=8, Dmin=789.0 km, Rmss=0.63 sec, Erho=47.5 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=206.0 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID uswhhu

    Earthquake Location

     


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