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Magnitude 4.9 LAKE VICTORIA REGION, TANZANIA

Monday, February 16, 2009 at 08:24:22 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.9
Date-Time
  • Monday, February 16, 2009 at 08:24:22 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Monday, February 16, 2009 at 11:24:22 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 3.93S 34.86E
    Depth 10 kilometers
    Region LAKE VICTORIA REGION, TANZANIA
    Distances 210 km (130 miles) WSW of Arusha, Tanzania
    260 km (160 miles) ENE of Tabora, Tanzania
    365 km (225 miles) SW of NAIROBI, Kenya
    585 km (365 miles) WNW of DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 12.5 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=17, Nph=17, Dmin=407.8 km, Rmss=1.01 sec, Erho=12.5 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=58.8 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usddav

    Earthquake Location

     


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