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Magnitude 4.2 NORTHERN ALGERIA

Tuesday, March 03, 2009 at 06:42:39 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.2
Date-Time
  • Tuesday, March 03, 2009 at 06:42:39 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Tuesday, March 03, 2009 at 07:42:39 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 35.05N 6.43E
    Depth 10 kilometers
    Region NORTHERN ALGERIA
    Distances 60 km (40 miles) SSE of Batna, Algeria
    65 km (40 miles) ENE of Biskra, Algeria
    145 km (90 miles) S of Constantine, Algeria
    360 km (225 miles) ESE of ALGIERS, Algeria
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 13.6 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=21, Nph=21, Dmin=275.6 km, Rmss=1.34 sec, Erho=13.6 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=110.5 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usdtdr

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