Magnitude 4.0 NEAR THE COAST OF LIBYA
Friday, May 23, 2008 at 08:42:34 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.0
Date-Time Friday, May 23, 2008 at 08:42:34 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
Friday, May 23, 2008 at 09:42:34 AM local time at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 32.83N 20.87E
Depth 10 kilometers
Region NEAR THE COAST OF LIBYA
Distances 110 km (70 miles) NE of Benghazi, Libya
305 km (190 miles) WNW of Tubruq, Libya
415 km (260 miles) SW of Chania, Crete, Greece
725 km (450 miles) E of TRIPOLI, Libya
Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 17.4 km; depth fixed by location program
Parameters Nst=12, Nph=12, Dmin=458.9 km, Rmss=1.34 sec, Erho=17.4 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=137.8 degrees
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID ussjf6

Earthquake Location