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Magnitude 4.9 ROTA REGION, N. MARIANA ISLANDS

Sunday, July 05, 2009 at 23:35:39 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.9
Date-Time
  • Sunday, July 05, 2009 at 23:35:39 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Monday, July 06, 2009 at 09:35:39 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 14.87N 144.58E
    Depth 13.7 kilometers
    Region ROTA REGION, N. MARIANA ISLANDS
    Distances 105 km (65 miles) NW of Rota, Northern Mariana Islands
    130 km (80 miles) WSW of SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands
    155 km (95 miles) N of HAGATNA, Guam
    200 km (125 miles) SW of Anatahan, Northern Mariana Islands
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 7.0 km; depth +/- 38.6 km
    Parameters Nst=73, Nph=73, Dmin=145.6 km, Rmss=0.87 sec, Erho=7.0 km, Erzz=38.6 km, Gp=70.5 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usisbx

    Earthquake Location

     


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