CONTINENTAL ASIA RECENT QUAKES

4.4 Mb - WESTERN TURKEY
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.4 Mb
Date-Time
10 Jul 2008 07:49:55 UTC
10 Jul 2008 10:49:55 near epicenter
10 Jul 2008 01:49:55 standard time in your timezone
Location
39.991N 27.766E
Depth
10 km
Distances
42 km (26 miles) N (350 degrees) of Balikesir, Turkey
112 km (70 miles) S (169 degrees) of Tekirdag, Turkey
113 km (70 miles) W (259 degrees) of Bursa, Turkey
413 km (256 miles) NE (56 degrees) of ATHENS, Greece
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 8.5 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 18; Dmin = 336.9 km; Rmss = 0.87 seconds; Gp = 100°M-type = Mb; Version = 6
Event ID
US 2008uhaz

5.2 Mb - KYRGYZSTAN
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.2 Mb
Date-Time
8 Jul 2008 16:08:35 UTC
8 Jul 2008 22:08:35 near epicenter
8 Jul 2008 10:08:35 standard time in your timezone
Location
39.529N 73.169E
Depth
51 km
Distances
25 km (15 miles) S (180 degrees) of Sary-Tash, Kyrgyzstan
62 km (39 miles) NW (320 degrees) of Karakul, Tajikistan
125 km (77 miles) SSE (166 degrees) of Osh, Kyrgyzstan
386 km (240 miles) ENE (74 degrees) of DUSHANBE, Tajikistan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 7.7 km; Vertical 12.2 km
Parameters
Nph = 46; Dmin = 292.4 km; Rmss = 0.97 seconds; Gp = 79°M-type = Mb; Version = 6
Event ID
US 2008ufbd

4.8 Mb - NEI MONGOL-HEILONGJIANG, CHINA
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.8 Mb
Date-Time
7 Jul 2008 06:32:53 UTC
7 Jul 2008 14:32:53 near epicenter
7 Jul 2008 00:32:53 standard time in your timezone
Location
47.098N 122.946E
Depth
10 km
Distances
86 km (53 miles) WSW (249 degrees) of Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China
165 km (102 miles) N (4 degrees) of Baicheng, Jilin, China
166 km (103 miles) WNW (291 degrees) of Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
929 km (578 miles) NNW (347 degrees) of PYONGYANG, North Korea
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 16.9 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 43; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 1.22 seconds; Gp = 151°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008ueam

5.0 Mb - MYANMAR-INDIA BORDER REGION
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.0 Mb
Date-Time
7 Jul 2008 02:50:36 UTC
7 Jul 2008 09:20:36 near epicenter
6 Jul 2008 20:50:36 standard time in your timezone
Location
26.044N 95.403E
Depth
72 km
Distances
135 km (84 miles) ENE (72 degrees) of Kohima, Nagaland, India
167 km (104 miles) SSE (164 degrees) of Dibrugahr, Assam, India
205 km (127 miles) NE (46 degrees) of Imphal, Manipur, India
571 km (355 miles) ENE (62 degrees) of DHAKA, Bangladesh
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 20.0 km; Vertical 7.3 km
Parameters
Nph = 27; Dmin = 879.6 km; Rmss = 0.94 seconds; Gp = 100°M-type = Mb; Version = 6
Event ID
US 2008ueaf

4.0 Mb - TAIWAN REGION
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.0 Mb
Date-Time
3 Jul 2008 16:14:31 UTC
4 Jul 2008 00:14:31 near epicenter
3 Jul 2008 10:14:31 standard time in your timezone
Location
22.910N 121.624E
Depth
10 km
Distances
51 km (32 miles) ENE (65 degrees) of T'ai-tung, Taiwan
118 km (73 miles) S (178 degrees) of Hua-lien, Taiwan
142 km (88 miles) ENE (76 degrees) of Kao-hsiung, Taiwan
925 km (575 miles) N (4 degrees) of MANILA, Philippines
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 18.0 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 10; Dmin = 57.6 km; Rmss = 1.17 seconds; Gp = 230°M-type = Mb; Version = Q
Event ID
US 2008uaau

4.6 Mb - XINJIANG-XIZANG BORDER REGION
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.6 Mb
Date-Time
5 Jul 2008 01:39:27 UTC
5 Jul 2008 09:39:27 near epicenter
4 Jul 2008 19:39:27 standard time in your timezone
Location
35.194N 81.212E
Depth
10 km
Distances
241 km (150 miles) SSE (151 degrees) of Hotan, Xinjiang, China
352 km (218 miles) ENE (70 degrees) of Leh, Kashmir
591 km (367 miles) NE (39 degrees) of Simla, Himachal Pradesh, India
760 km (472 miles) ENE (75 degrees) of ISLAMABAD, Pakistan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 17.8 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 17; Dmin = 985.5 km; Rmss = 1.13 seconds; Gp = 219°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008ucae

4.8 Mb - EASTERN XIZANG-INDIA BORDER REG.
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.8 Mb
Date-Time
4 Jul 2008 21:35:27 UTC
5 Jul 2008 05:35:27 near epicenter
4 Jul 2008 15:35:27 standard time in your timezone
Location
29.311N 96.296E
Depth
35 km
Distances
225 km (140 miles) SSW (204 degrees) of Qamdo, Xizang (Tibet)
243 km (151 miles) NNE (33 degrees) of Dibrugahr, Assam, India
360 km (224 miles) NE (46 degrees) of Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India
670 km (416 miles) ENE (71 degrees) of THIMPHU, Bhutan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 15.2 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 23; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 0.33 seconds; Gp = 122°M-type = Mb; Version = 6
Event ID
US 2008ubbl

5.0 Mb - LAPTEV SEA
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.0 Mb
Date-Time
4 Jul 2008 04:55:05 UTC
4 Jul 2008 15:55:05 near epicenter
3 Jul 2008 22:55:05 standard time in your timezone
Location
75.454N 133.870E
Depth
10 km
Distances
447 km (278 miles) NNE (18 degrees) of Tiksi, Russia
1501 km (932 miles) N (4 degrees) of Yakutsk, Russia
2909 km (1808 miles) NW (326 degrees) of Fairbanks, AK
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 8.6 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 139; Dmin = 453.7 km; Rmss = 1.04 seconds; Gp = 104°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008ubag

5.0 Mb - NORTHEASTERN IRAN
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.0 Mb
Date-Time
3 Jul 2008 23:10:05 UTC
4 Jul 2008 02:40:05 near epicenter
3 Jul 2008 17:10:05 standard time in your timezone
Location
35.749N 58.662E
Depth
35 km
Distances
100 km (62 miles) SW (235 degrees) of Mashhad, Iran
106 km (66 miles) ESE (119 degrees) of Sabzevar, Iran
225 km (140 miles) SSE (148 degrees) of Bojnurd, Iran
246 km (153 miles) S (174 degrees) of ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 10.7 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 41; Dmin = 954.9 km; Rmss = 1.19 seconds; Gp = 75°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008uab6

4.2 Mb - TAJIKISTAN
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.2 Mb
Date-Time
3 Jul 2008 08:45:09 UTC
3 Jul 2008 13:45:09 near epicenter
3 Jul 2008 02:45:09 standard time in your timezone
Location
37.832N 69.808E
Depth
10 km
Distances
10 km (6 miles) SSE (167 degrees) of Kulob (Kulyab), Tajikistan
105 km (66 miles) NW (321 degrees) of Feyzabad, Afghanistan
122 km (76 miles) SE (136 degrees) of DUSHANBE, Tajikistan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 25.9 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 10; Dmin = 371.7 km; Rmss = 1.74 seconds; Gp = 147°M-type = Mb; Version = 6
Event ID
US 2008uaat
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