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Magnitude 5.6 WESTERN XIZANG

Saturday, November 07, 2009 at 20:08:46 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude	5.6
Date-Time	Saturday, November 07, 2009 at 20:08:46 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time Sunday, November 08, 2009 at 04:08:46 AM local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	29.52N 86.06E
Depth	7.1 kilometers
Region	WESTERN XIZANG
Distances	200 km (125 miles) NNW of Namche Bazar, Nepal 215 km (135 miles) NNE of KATHMANDU, Nepal 250 km (155 miles) NE of Pokhara, Nepal 275 km (170 miles) W of Xigaze, Xizang (Tibet)
Location Uncertainty	Error estimate: horizontal +/- 4.8 km; depth +/- 18.2 km
Parameters	Nst=147, Nph=147, Dmin=1696.8 km, Rmss=0.76 sec, Erho=4.8 km, Erzz=18.2 km, Gp=23.4 degrees
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usnsa3