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Magnitude 4.4 ETHIOPIA

Friday, October 17, 2008 at 20:24:23 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.4
Date-Time
  • Friday, October 17, 2008 at 20:24:23 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Friday, October 17, 2008 at 11:24:23 PM local time at epicenter

    • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 11.99N 40.66E
    Depth 10 kilometers
    Region ETHIOPIA
    Distances 210 km (130 miles) SE of Mekele, Ethiopia
    250 km (155 miles) WSW of Assab, Eritrea
    275 km (170 miles) W of DJIBOUTI, Djibouti
    390 km (245 miles) NNE of ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 20.9 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=12, Nph=12, Dmin=1770.1 km, Rmss=0.90 sec, Erho=20.9 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=176.2 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usyggj

    Earthquake Location

     


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