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Magnitude 4.4 MOZAMBIQUE

Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 01:51:31 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.4
Date-Time
  • Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 01:51:31 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 03:51:31 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 15.24S 30.82E
    Depth 10 kilometers
    Region MOZAMBIQUE
    Distances 125 km (75 miles) SSW of Petauke, Zambia
    190 km (115 miles) NNW of Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe
    275 km (170 miles) E of LUSAKA, Zambia
    1680 km (1040 miles) SSW of NAIROBI, Kenya
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 12.4 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=32, Nph=32, Dmin=283.4 km, Rmss=1.09 sec, Erho=12.4 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=50.2 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usgscw

    Earthquake Location

     


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