Magnitude 4.6 WESTERN SAUDI ARABIA
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 20:35:40 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.6
Date-Time Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 20:35:40 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 11:35:40 PM local time at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 25.27N 37.72E
Depth 10 kilometers
Region WESTERN SAUDI ARABIA
Distances 135 km (85 miles) NNW of Yanbu` al Bahr, Saudi Arabia
165 km (105 miles) SE of Al Wajh, Saudi Arabia
205 km (130 miles) WNW of Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia
915 km (570 miles) W of RIYADH, Saudi Arabia
Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 7.1 km; depth fixed by location program
Parameters Nst=51, Nph=51, Dmin=557.8 km, Rmss=1.05 sec, Erho=7.1 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=83.4 degrees
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Remarks Felt in parts of Madinah.
Event ID usgvbs

Earthquake Location