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Magnitude 4.8 EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA

Tuesday, July 08, 2008 at 12:12:59 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.8
Date-Time
  • Tuesday, July 08, 2008 at 12:12:59 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Tuesday, July 08, 2008 at 08:12:59 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 31.57N 103.95E
    Depth 10.0 kilometers
    Region EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA
    Distances 80 km (50 miles) W of Mianyang, Sichuan, China
    100 km (65 miles) N of Chengdu, Sichuan, China
    335 km (210 miles) NW of Chongqing, Chongqing, China
    1455 km (900 miles) SW of BEIJING, Beijing, China
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 11.2 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=29, Nph=29, Dmin=1499.0 km, Rmss=1.32 sec, Erho=11.2 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=110.5 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usufa5

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