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Magnitude 4.4 ANTARCTICA

Tuesday, May 06, 2008 at 04:27:58 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.4
Date-Time
  • Tuesday, May 06, 2008 at 04:27:58 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Tuesday, May 06, 2008 at 11:27:58 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 67.24S 112.21E
    Depth 10 kilometers
    Region ANTARCTICA
    Distances 130 km (80 miles) SE of Casey Station, Antarctica
    2550 km (1580 miles) N of South Pole, Antarctica
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 14.0 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=9, Nph=9, Dmin=131.1 km, Rmss=0.92 sec, Erho=14.0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=78.7 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usrsfg

    Earthquake Location

     


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