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Magnitude 4.5 KAZAKHSTAN-XINJIANG BORDER REG.

Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 21:01:52 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.5
Date-Time
  • Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 21:01:52 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Friday, June 13, 2008 at 05:01:52 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 42.04N 80.76E
    Depth 38 kilometers
    Region KAZAKHSTAN-XINJIANG BORDER REG.
    Distances 110 km (70 miles) NNE of Aksu, Xinjiang, China
    205 km (125 miles) ESE of Karakol (Przhevalsk), Kyrgyzstan
    210 km (130 miles) S of Yining, Xinjiang, China
    2985 km (1850 miles) WNW of BEIJING, Beijing, China
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 8.6 km; depth +/- 13.0 km
    Parameters Nst=33, Nph=33, Dmin=521.2 km, Rmss=1.09 sec, Erho=8.6 km, Erzz=13.0 km, Gp=92.2 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usteci

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