6.0 Mw - SICHUAN-GANSU BORDER REG, CHINA

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
6.0 Mw
Date-Time
17 May 2008 17:08:25 UTC
18 May 2008 01:08:25 near epicenter
17 May 2008 11:08:25 standard time in your timezone
Location
32.273N 104.984E
Depth
10 km
Distances
81 km (50 miles) WSW (257 degrees) of Guangyuan, Sichuan, China
97 km (60 miles) NNE (13 degrees) of Mianyang, Sichuan, China
193 km (120 miles) NNW (328 degrees) of Nanchong, Sichuan, China
1255 km (780 miles) N (356 degrees) of HANOI, Vietnam
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 9.5 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 39; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 1.13 seconds; Gp = 75°M-type = Mw; Version = 6
Event ID
US 2008sda9 ***This event supersedes event AT00104411.
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