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Magnitude 5.2 EAST TIMOR REGION

Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 13:52:29 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 5.2
Date-Time
  • Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 13:52:29 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 09:52:29 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 8.42S 125.08E
    Depth 26.1 kilometers
    Region EAST TIMOR REGION
    Distances 55 km (35 miles) WNW of DILI, East Timor
    255 km (155 miles) NE of Kupang, Timor, Indonesia
    380 km (235 miles) E of Ende, Flores, Indonesia
    770 km (480 miles) NW of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 12.8 km; depth +/- 42.0 km
    Parameters Nst=22, Nph=22, Dmin=698.9 km, Rmss=1.08 sec, Erho=12.8 km, Erzz=42.0 km, Gp=100.7 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID uscfa9

    Earthquake Location

     


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