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Magnitude 4.3 LAOS

Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 01:58:37 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.3
Date-Time
  • Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 01:58:37 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 08:58:37 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 20.69N 101.93E
    Depth 10 kilometers
    Region LAOS
    Distances 95 km (60 miles) NNW of Louangphrabang, Laos
    135 km (85 miles) WSW of Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam
    310 km (190 miles) NNW of VIENTIANE, Laos
    785 km (485 miles) N of BANGKOK, Thailand
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 7.4 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=16, Nph=16, Dmin=375.6 km, Rmss=0.53 sec, Erho=7.4 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=89.1 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usmtgb

    Earthquake Location

     


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