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Magnitude 5.7 COMOROS REGION

Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 06:46:19 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 5.7
Date-Time
  • Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 06:46:19 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 09:46:19 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 10.69S 41.37E
    Depth 10.0 kilometers
    Region COMOROS REGION
    Distances 140 km (85 miles) ESE of Mtwara, Tanzania
    200 km (125 miles) NNE of Ibo, Mozambique
    480 km (300 miles) SSE of DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania
    1155 km (720 miles) SSE of NAIROBI, Kenya
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 5.2 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=176, Nph=176, Dmin=1114.5 km, Rmss=0.79 sec, Erho=5.2 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=47.9 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID uswfaz

    Earthquake Location

     


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