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Magnitude 3.7 EASTERN KAZAKHSTAN

Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at 19:37:38 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 3.7
Date-Time
  • Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at 19:37:38 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 01:37:38 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 43.77N 78.34E
    Depth 10.0 kilometers
    Region EASTERN KAZAKHSTAN
    Distances 125 km (80 miles) ENE of Almaty, Kazakhstan
    140 km (85 miles) N of Karakol (Przhevalsk), Kyrgyzstan
    140 km (85 miles) S of Taldyqorghan, Kazakhstan
    975 km (600 miles) SE of ASTANA (Tselinograd), Kazakhstan
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 15.8 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=13, Nph=13, Dmin=242.2 km, Rmss=0.88 sec, Erho=15.8 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=179.9 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usxbbt

    Earthquake Location

     


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