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Magnitude 4.6 LAKE VICTORIA REGION, UGANDA

Wednesday, October 01, 2008 at 14:15:53 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.6
Date-Time
  • Wednesday, October 01, 2008 at 14:15:53 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Wednesday, October 01, 2008 at 05:15:53 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 0.86S 33.86E
    Depth 25 kilometers
    Region LAKE VICTORIA REGION, UGANDA
    Distances 130 km (80 miles) SW of Kisumu, Kenya
    195 km (120 miles) SE of KAMPALA, Uganda
    210 km (130 miles) NNE of Mwanza, Tanzania
    335 km (205 miles) W of NAIROBI, Kenya
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 16.6 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=18, Nph=18, Dmin=348.9 km, Rmss=1.16 sec, Erho=16.6 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=89.8 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Remarks Felt (IV) at Kampala and felt at Entebbe.
    Event ID usxqbm

    Earthquake Location

     


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