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Magnitude 5.1 SOUTHERN IRAN

Friday, September 26, 2008 at 15:52:21 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 5.1
Date-Time
  • Friday, September 26, 2008 at 15:52:21 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Friday, September 26, 2008 at 07:22:21 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 27.33N 56.79E
    Depth 20.0 kilometers
    Region SOUTHERN IRAN
    Distances 55 km (35 miles) ENE of Bandar-e Abbas, Iran
    135 km (80 miles) NNE of Al Khasab, Oman
    190 km (120 miles) NNE of Ra's al Khaymah, United Arab Emirates
    1050 km (650 miles) SSE of TEHRAN, Iran
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available, held by USGS NEIC to another agency's solution
    Parameters not available
    Source Institute of Geophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
    Event ID usxkbc

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