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