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Magnitude 3.8 CAYMAN ISLANDS REGION

Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 08:46:34 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 3.8
Date-Time
  • Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 08:46:34 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Tuesday, August 05, 2008 at 03:46:34 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 18.25N 81.70W
    Depth 10 kilometers
    Region CAYMAN ISLANDS REGION
    Distances 120 km (75 miles) SSW of GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands
    255 km (155 miles) ENE of Swan Island
    410 km (255 miles) NNE of Puerto Lempira, Honduras
    840 km (530 miles) S of Miami, Florida
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 9.9 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=19, Nph=19, Dmin=441.1 km, Rmss=1.07 sec, Erho=9.9 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=112.3 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usvifz

    Earthquake Location

     


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