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Magnitude 4.8 MALAWI

Thursday, November 08, 2007 at 01:39:08 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.8
Date-Time
  • Thursday, November 08, 2007 at 01:39:08 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Thursday, November 08, 2007 at 03:39:08 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 15.91S 34.73E
    Depth 9 kilometers
    Region MALAWI
    Distances 35 km (20 miles) WSW of Blantyre, Malawi
    125 km (80 miles) ENE of Tete, Mozambique
    235 km (145 miles) SSE of LILONGWE, Malawi
    1635 km (1010 miles) S of NAIROBI, Kenya
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 8.8 km; depth +/- 27.3 km
    Parameters Nst=57, Nph=57, Dmin=704.5 km, Rmss=0.95 sec, Erho=8.8 km, Erzz=27.3 km, Gp=52.1 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usjldd

    Earthquake Location

     


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