Magnitude 4.6 TUNISIA
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 22:28:59 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.6
Date-Time Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 22:28:59 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 12:28:59 AM local time at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 34.13N 8.51E
Depth 46 kilometers
Region TUNISIA
Distances 40 km (25 miles) SW of Gafsa, Tunisia
145 km (90 miles) SSE of Tebessa, Algeria
195 km (120 miles) WNW of Medenine, Tunisia
335 km (210 miles) SSW of TUNIS, Tunisia
Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 8.6 km; depth +/- 11.7 km
Parameters Nst=39, Nph=39, Dmin=192.2 km, Rmss=1.10 sec, Erho=8.6 km, Erzz=11.7 km, Gp=92.2 degrees
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID usxigk

Earthquake Location