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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

     


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