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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

     


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