Thursday, August 6, 2009

Earthquake in the Philippines/Aug 6, 2009


Earthquake Details
Magnitude
4.9
Date-Time
Wednesday, August 05, 2009 at 17:34:32 UTC
Thursday, August 06, 2009 at 01:34:32 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
5.302°N, 127.319°E
Depth
149.4 km (92.8 miles)
Region
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION
Distances
255 km (155 miles) ESE of General Santos, Mindanao, Philippines270 km (170 miles) SE of Davao, Mindanao, Philippines1245 km (770 miles) SE of MANILA, Philippines2610 km (1620 miles) ENE of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 12.1 km (7.5 miles); depth +/- 13.6 km (8.5 miles)
Parameters
NST= 31, Nph= 31, Dmin=274.5 km, Rmss=0.67 sec, Gp=148°,M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
us2009jybr
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
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