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Magnitude 5.0 NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 08:36:29 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 5.0
Date-Time
  • Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 08:36:29 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 08:36:29 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 53.79N 160.39E
    Depth 35.0 kilometers
    Region NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA
    Distances 145 km (90 miles) NE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia
    395 km (245 miles) WSW of Nikol'skoye, Komandorskiye Ostrova, Rus.
    2580 km (1600 miles) NNE of TOKYO, Japan
    6795 km (4220 miles) NE of MOSCOW, Russia
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 9.9 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=73, Nph=73, Dmin=921.2 km, Rmss=0.67 sec, Erho=9.9 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=138.9 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usnhan

    Earthquake Location

     


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