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Magnitude 4.3 KUWAIT-SAUDI ARABIA BORDER REG

Friday, August 17, 2007 at 22:46:13 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.3
Date-Time
  • Friday, August 17, 2007 at 22:46:13 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Saturday, August 18, 2007 at 01:46:13 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 28.53N 47.47E
    Depth 10.0 kilometers
    Region KUWAIT-SAUDI ARABIA BORDER REG
    Distances 105 km (65 miles) SSW of KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait
    145 km (90 miles) E of Hafar al Batin, Saudi Arabia
    215 km (135 miles) SSW of Abadan, Iran
    220 km (135 miles) S of Basrah, Iraq
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 57.4 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=8, Nph=8, Dmin=916.7 km, Rmss=0.92 sec, Erho=57.4 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=243.7 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Remarks Felt in Kuwait.
    Event ID usgdc2

    Earthquake Location

     


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