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Magnitude 4.5 MAURITANIA

Friday, July 25, 2008 at 23:53:11 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.5
Date-Time
  • Friday, July 25, 2008 at 23:53:11 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Friday, July 25, 2008 at 11:53:11 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 20.42N 17.11W
    Depth 10 kilometers
    Region MAURITANIA
    Distances 55 km (35 miles) S of Nouadhibou, Mauritania
    280 km (175 miles) NNW of NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania
    395 km (245 miles) SSW of Dakhla, Western Sahara
    640 km (400 miles) N of DAKAR, Senegal
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 5.3 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=111, Nph=111, Dmin=1029.0 km, Rmss=0.87 sec, Erho=5.3 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=71.3 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Remarks Felt at Banc d'Arguin.
    Event ID usuxbq

    Earthquake Location

     


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