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Magnitude 4.5 DJIBOUTI

Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 22:41:28 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.5
Date-Time
  • Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 22:41:28 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 01:41:28 AM local time at epicenter

    • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 11.37N 43.10E
    Depth 10 kilometers
    Region DJIBOUTI
    Distances 25 km (15 miles) SSW of DJIBOUTI, Djibouti
    185 km (115 miles) SSE of Assab, Eritrea
    230 km (140 miles) NNW of Hargeysa, Somalia
    235 km (145 miles) WNW of Berbera, Somalia
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 10.4 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=24, Nph=24, Dmin=33.3 km, Rmss=0.84 sec, Erho=10.4 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=130.0 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usrkft

    Earthquake Location

     


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