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Magnitude 5.0 LAKE EDWARD REGION, UGANDA

Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 00:39:43 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 5.0
Date-Time
  • Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 00:39:43 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 03:39:43 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 0.48N 30.10E
    Depth 16 kilometers
    Region LAKE EDWARD REGION, UGANDA
    Distances 120 km (75 miles) S of Bunia, Dem. Republic of the Congo
    135 km (85 miles) NNW of Mbarara, Uganda
    775 km (480 miles) WNW of NAIROBI, Kenya
    1725 km (1070 miles) ENE of KINSHASA, Dem. Republic of the Congo
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 17.1 km; depth +/- 6.1 km
    Parameters Nst=65, Nph=65, Dmin=138.9 km, Rmss=0.76 sec, Erho=17.1 km, Erzz=6.1 km, Gp=37.0 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usmxab

    Earthquake Location

     


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