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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

     


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