Magnitude 4.8 KENYA
Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 15:31:02 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.8
Date-Time Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 15:31:02 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 06:31:02 PM local time at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 4.80S 39.30E
Depth 10 kilometers
Region KENYA
Distances 40 km (25 miles) NNE of Tanga, Tanzania
90 km (55 miles) SSW of Mombasa, Kenya
225 km (140 miles) N of DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania
475 km (295 miles) SE of NAIROBI, Kenya
Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 11.1 km; depth fixed by location program
Parameters Nst=17, Nph=17, Dmin=465.6 km, Rmss=0.79 sec, Erho=11.1 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=60.6 degrees
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID usnkek

Earthquake Location