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Magnitude 3.9 INDIA-BANGLADESH BORDER REGION

Thursday, May 08, 2008 at 22:20:51 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 3.9
Date-Time
  • Thursday, May 08, 2008 at 22:20:51 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Friday, May 09, 2008 at 04:20:51 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 24.00N 91.20E
    Depth 31 kilometers
    Region INDIA-BANGLADESH BORDER REGION
    Distances 20 km (15 miles) NNW of Agartala, Tripura, India
    60 km (40 miles) N of Comilla, Bangladesh
    330 km (205 miles) ENE of Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India
    1485 km (920 miles) ESE of NEW DELHI, Delhi, India
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 9.6 km; depth +/- 23.1 km
    Parameters Nst=34, Nph=34, Dmin=630.1 km, Rmss=0.67 sec, Erho=9.6 km, Erzz=23.1 km, Gp=101.3 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usruie

    Earthquake Location

     


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