Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.8 WESTERN IRAN
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 00:50:35 UTC

Magnitude 4.8
Date-Time Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 00:50:35 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 04:20:35 AM local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 31.95N 50.75E
Depth 10.0 kilometers
Region WESTERN IRAN
Distances 120 km (75 miles) SW of Esfahan, Iran
205 km (130 miles) ENE of Ahvaz, Iran
220 km (135 miles) ESE of Dezful, Iran
415 km (260 miles) S of TEHRAN, Iran
Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 24.5 km; depth fixed by location program
Parameters Nst=29, Nph=29, Dmin=1506.8 km, Rmss=0.98 sec, Erho=24.5 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=215.0 degrees
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2009pdaf

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