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Magnitude 4.5 MALAWI

Monday, August 10, 2009 at 22:54:46 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.5
Date-Time
  • Monday, August 10, 2009 at 22:54:46 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 12:54:46 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 10.56S 34.37E
    Depth 10 kilometers
    Region MALAWI
    Distances 115 km (70 miles) NNE of Mzuzu, Malawi
    140 km (85 miles) W of Songea, Tanzania
    385 km (240 miles) N of LILONGWE, Malawi
    1065 km (660 miles) SSW of NAIROBI, Kenya
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 8.0 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=37, Nph=37, Dmin=849.0 km, Rmss=0.93 sec, Erho=8.0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=49.4 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID uskdcn

    Earthquake Location

     


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