Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.6 EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA
Monday, November 23, 2009 at 07:25:23 UTC

Magnitude 4.6
Date-Time Monday, November 23, 2009 at 07:25:23 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
Monday, November 23, 2009 at 03:25:23 PM local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 31.05N 103.47E
Depth 10.0 kilometers
Region EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA
Distances 70 km (45 miles) NW of Chengdu, Sichuan, China
130 km (80 miles) WSW of Mianyang, Sichuan, China
340 km (210 miles) WNW of Chongqing, Chongqing, China
1530 km (950 miles) SW of BEIJING, Beijing, China
Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 15.9 km; depth fixed by location program
Parameters Nst=14, Nph=14, Dmin=1429.0 km, Rmss=0.72 sec, Erho=15.9 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=103.0 degrees
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2009pias

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