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Magnitude 3.7 BHUTAN
Friday, February 24, 2006 at 04:45:32 UTC

World Location

Regional Location

Magnitude 3.7
Date-Time Friday, February 24, 2006 at 04:45:32 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
Friday, February 24, 2006 at 10:45:32 AM local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 27.01N 91.58E
Depth 60 kilometers
Region BHUTAN
Reference 95 km (60 miles) N of Gauhati, Assam, India
165 km (100 miles) N of Shillong, Meghalaya, India
590 km (365 miles) NNE of Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India
1425 km (880 miles) E of NEW DELHI, Delhi, India
Location Quality Error estimate: horizontal +/- 28.6 km; depth +/- 30.9 km
Location Quality
Parameters
Nst=12, Nph=12, Dmin=300.0 km, Rmss=1.08 sec, Erho=28.6 km, Erzz=30.9 km, Gp=185.6 degrees
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

 


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