Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 5.5 LAKE TANGANYIKA REGION
Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 04:50:17 UTC
| Magnitude | 5.5 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 04:50:17 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 06:50:17 AM local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones |
| Location | 6.78S 29.86E |
| Depth | 10.0 kilometers |
| Region | LAKE TANGANYIKA REGION |
| Distances |
120 km (75 miles) NW of Kipili, Tanzania 120 km (75 miles) SE of Kalemie, Dem. Republic of the Congo 990 km (610 miles) SW of NAIROBI, Kenya 1050 km (650 miles) W of DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania |
| Location Uncertainty | Error estimate: horizontal +/- 5.6 km; depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | Nst=125, Nph=125, Dmin=2064.6 km, Rmss=0.73 sec, Erho=5.6 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=34.0 degrees |
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
| Remarks | Felt in the Lake Tanganyika Region. |
| Event ID | us2009nzag |
