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Magnitude 5.2 BAY OF BENGAL

Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at 04:27:24 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 5.2
Date-Time
  • Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at 04:27:24 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at 10:27:24 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 6.46N 84.42E
    Depth 10 kilometers
    Region BAY OF BENGAL
    Distances 425 km (265 miles) ESE of Kandy, Sri Lanka
    505 km (315 miles) E of COLOMBO, Sri Lanka
    515 km (320 miles) E of Negombo, Sri Lanka
    855 km (530 miles) SSE of Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 5.0 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=209, Nph=209, Dmin=1367.9 km, Rmss=0.75 sec, Erho=5.0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=64.7 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Remarks Felt (III) at Columbo, Sri Lanka. Also felt at Battaramulla, Dehiwala, Kandy and Matara, Sri Lanka.
    Event ID useyah

    Earthquake Location

     


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