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Magnitude 4.7 ZIMBABWE

Saturday, March 15, 2008 at 02:26:21 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.7
Date-Time
  • Saturday, March 15, 2008 at 02:26:21 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Saturday, March 15, 2008 at 04:26:21 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 19.21S 27.47E
    Depth 5 kilometers
    Region ZIMBABWE
    Distances 140 km (85 miles) SE of Hwange, Zimbabwe
    165 km (105 miles) NW of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
    405 km (255 miles) WSW of HARARE, Zimbabwe
    2235 km (1380 miles) SSW of NAIROBI, Kenya
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 6.2 km; depth +/- 20.2 km
    Parameters Nst=87, Nph=87, Dmin=670.1 km, Rmss=0.59 sec, Erho=6.2 km, Erzz=20.2 km, Gp=56.4 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID uspqd5

    Earthquake Location

     


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