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Magnitude 3.9 LAKE TANGANYIKA REGION

Monday, November 03, 2008 at 21:48:15 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 3.9
Date-Time
  • Monday, November 03, 2008 at 21:48:15 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Monday, November 03, 2008 at 11:48:15 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 4.66S 29.31E
    Depth 10 kilometers
    Region LAKE TANGANYIKA REGION
    Distances 40 km (25 miles) NW of Kigoma, Tanzania
    140 km (90 miles) N of Kalemie, Dem. Republic of the Congo
    915 km (570 miles) WSW of NAIROBI, Kenya
    1125 km (700 miles) WNW of DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 13.8 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=9, Nph=9, Dmin=963.4 km, Rmss=1.22 sec, Erho=13.8 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=123.2 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usyyic

    Earthquake Location

     


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