Magnitude 5.0 EAST TIMOR REGION
Wednesday, October 07, 2009 at 15:48:36 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 5.0
Date-Time Wednesday, October 07, 2009 at 15:48:36 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
Wednesday, October 07, 2009 at 11:48:36 PM local time at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 8.22S 127.72E
Depth 35 kilometers
Region EAST TIMOR REGION
Distances 240 km (150 miles) E of DILI, East Timor
400 km (250 miles) W of Saumlaki, Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia
500 km (310 miles) ENE of Kupang, Timor, Indonesia
580 km (360 miles) NW of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia
Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 8.9 km; depth fixed by location program
Parameters Nst=78, Nph=78, Dmin=495.6 km, Rmss=1.13 sec, Erho=8.9 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=42.3 degrees
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID usmlbc

Earthquake Location