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Magnitude 4.1 MALAWI

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 02:12:10 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.1
Date-Time
  • Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 02:12:10 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 04:12:10 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 11.65S 34.61E
    Depth 32 kilometers
    Region MALAWI
    Distances 70 km (45 miles) ESE of Mzuzu, Malawi
    155 km (95 miles) SW of Songea, Tanzania
    275 km (170 miles) NNE of LILONGWE, Malawi
    1170 km (730 miles) SSW of NAIROBI, Kenya
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 12.8 km; depth +/- 9.6 km
    Parameters Nst=21, Nph=21, Dmin=802.3 km, Rmss=1.23 sec, Erho=12.8 km, Erzz=9.6 km, Gp=83.4 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usepc3

    Earthquake Location

     


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