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Magnitude 4.8 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 02:57:50 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.8
Date-Time
  • Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 02:57:50 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 08:57:50 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 14.06N 93.09E
    Depth 35.6 kilometers
    Region ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
    Distances 270 km (165 miles) N of Port Blair, Andaman Islands, India
    350 km (215 miles) SSW of Pathein (Bassein), Myanmar
    795 km (495 miles) W of BANGKOK, Thailand
    2295 km (1430 miles) SE of NEW DELHI, Delhi, India
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 6.2 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=56, Nph=64, Dmin=791.2 km, Rmss=0.71 sec, Erho=6.2 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=61.8 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID uskuaf

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