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Magnitude 4.0 RUSSIA-MONGOLIA BORDER REGION

Thursday, June 05, 2008 at 00:48:49 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.0
Date-Time
  • Thursday, June 05, 2008 at 00:48:49 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Thursday, June 05, 2008 at 07:48:49 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 49.70N 88.33E
    Depth 10 kilometers
    Region RUSSIA-MONGOLIA BORDER REGION
    Distances 45 km (30 miles) S of Chaganuzun, Russia
    205 km (125 miles) N of Altay, Xinjiang, China
    265 km (165 miles) W of Ulaangom, Mongolia
    3405 km (2120 miles) E of MOSCOW, Russia
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 49.6 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=5, Nph=5, Dmin=531.2 km, Rmss=0.81 sec, Erho=49.6 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=262.2 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID ussxht

    Earthquake Location

     


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