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Magnitude 4.9 PERSIAN GULF

Saturday, February 02, 2008 at 05:33:21 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.9
Date-Time
  • Saturday, February 02, 2008 at 05:33:21 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Saturday, February 02, 2008 at 09:33:21 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 26.41N 52.97E
    Depth 10 kilometers
    Region PERSIAN GULF
    Distances 190 km (120 miles) NE of DOHA, Qatar
    240 km (150 miles) E of MANAMA, Bahrain
    255 km (160 miles) NNW of ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates
    265 km (165 miles) WNW of Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 4.4 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=157, Nph=157, Dmin=207.8 km, Rmss=0.81 sec, Erho=4.4 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=92.9 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Remarks Felt at Khawr Fakkan and Ra's al Khaymah, United Arab Emirates.
    Event ID usmyae

    Earthquake Location

     


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