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Magnitude 5.0 LAPTEV SEA

Friday, July 04, 2008 at 04:55:05 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 5.0
Date-Time
  • Friday, July 04, 2008 at 04:55:05 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Friday, July 04, 2008 at 03:55:05 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 75.44N 133.77E
    Depth 10.0 kilometers
    Region LAPTEV SEA
    Distances 445 km (280 miles) NNE of Tiksi, Russia
    670 km (415 miles) ENE of Nordvik, Russia
    4275 km (2660 miles) NNE of MOSCOW, Russia
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 6.0 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=172, Nph=172, Dmin=451.1 km, Rmss=0.99 sec, Erho=6.0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=54.9 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usubag

    Earthquake Location

     


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