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Magnitude 4.9 KYRGYZSTAN

Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 07:57:14 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.9
Date-Time
  • Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 07:57:14 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 01:57:14 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 42.14N 77.57E
    Depth 35 kilometers
    Region KYRGYZSTAN
    Distances 75 km (50 miles) WSW of Karakol (Przhevalsk), Kyrgyzstan
    135 km (85 miles) SSE of Almaty, Kazakhstan
    155 km (95 miles) ENE of Naryn, Kyrgyzstan
    245 km (150 miles) ESE of BISHKEK (Frunze), Kyrgyzstan
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 12.2 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=20, Nph=20, Dmin=184.5 km, Rmss=1.43 sec, Erho=12.2 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=88.7 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID uslyau

    Earthquake Location

     


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