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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