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Magnitude 3.5 MAURITANIA

Monday, November 24, 2008 at 14:09:21 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 3.5
Date-Time
  • Monday, November 24, 2008 at 14:09:21 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Monday, November 24, 2008 at 02:09:21 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 22.67N 11.72W
    Depth 10 kilometers
    Region MAURITANIA
    Distances 80 km (50 miles) E of Zouerat, Mauritania
    275 km (170 miles) S of Bir Moghrein, Mauritania
    670 km (415 miles) NE of NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania
    1080 km (670 miles) NNE of DAKAR, Senegal
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 46.9 km; depth +/- 0.0 km
    Parameters Nst=6, Nph=6, Dmin=1765.7 km, Rmss=1.10 sec, Erho=46.9 km, Erzz=0.0 km, Gp=235.0 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID uszugp

    Earthquake Location

     


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