Magnitude 4.6 RWANDA
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 02:07:59 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.6
Date-Time Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 02:07:59 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 04:07:59 AM local time at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 2.39S 28.96E
Depth 10 kilometers
Region RWANDA
Distances 15 km (10 miles) NE of Bukavu, Dem. Republic of the Congo
85 km (50 miles) SSW of Goma, Dem. Republic of the Congo
885 km (550 miles) W of NAIROBI, Kenya
1530 km (950 miles) E of KINSHASA, Dem. Republic of the Congo
Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 9.8 km; depth fixed by location program
Parameters Nst=18, Nph=18, Dmin=931.2 km, Rmss=0.54 sec, Erho=9.8 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=112.5 degrees
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID usnyga

Earthquake Location