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Magnitude 4.0 BOTSWANA

Friday, May 01, 2009 at 18:23:07 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.0
Date-Time
  • Friday, May 01, 2009 at 18:23:07 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Friday, May 01, 2009 at 08:23:07 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 18.84S 23.91E
    Depth 10 kilometers
    Region BOTSWANA
    Distances 115 km (70 miles) SSE of Masida, Namibia
    135 km (85 miles) NNE of Maun, Botswana
    825 km (510 miles) ENE of WINDHOEK, Namibia
    1755 km (1090 miles) NNE of Cape Town, South Africa
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 18.1 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=10, Nph=10, Dmin=601.2 km, Rmss=1.63 sec, Erho=18.1 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=116.3 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usgcb4

    Earthquake Location

     


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