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Magnitude 4.2 LAKE EDWARD REGION, DEM REP OF THE CONGO

Thursday, March 05, 2009 at 03:28:56 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.2
Date-Time
  • Thursday, March 05, 2009 at 03:28:56 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Thursday, March 05, 2009 at 05:28:56 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 0.24S 29.55E
    Depth 10 kilometers
    Region LAKE EDWARD REGION, DEM REP OF THE CONGO
    Distances 130 km (80 miles) WNW of Mbarara, Uganda
    165 km (100 miles) NNE of Goma, Dem. Republic of the Congo
    345 km (215 miles) W of KAMPALA, Uganda
    825 km (510 miles) W of NAIROBI, Kenya
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 9.8 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=14, Nph=14, Dmin=137.8 km, Rmss=0.81 sec, Erho=9.8 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=70.7 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usdveh

    Earthquake Location

     


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