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Magnitude 3.5 NEPAL

Monday, December 22, 2008 at 21:19:55 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 3.5
Date-Time
  • Monday, December 22, 2008 at 21:19:55 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at 03:04:55 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 28.17N 84.23E
    Depth 10 kilometers
    Region NEPAL
    Distances 25 km (15 miles) ESE of Pokhara, Nepal
    110 km (65 miles) NE of Bhairahawa, Nepal
    120 km (75 miles) WNW of KATHMANDU, Nepal
    750 km (465 miles) NNW of Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 12.6 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=20, Nph=20, Dmin=694.5 km, Rmss=0.68 sec, Erho=12.6 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=167.8 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usaxej

    Earthquake Location

     


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