5.0 Mb - OFF S. COAST OF NORTHWEST AFRICA

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.0 Mb
Date-Time
23 Feb 2008 03:23:07 UTC
23 Feb 2008 03:23:07 near epicenter
22 Feb 2008 21:23:07 standard time in your timezone
Location
0.000N 0.000E
Depth
10 km
Distances
618 km (384 miles) S (177 degrees) of ACCRA, Ghana
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 16.2 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 66; Dmin = 560.2 km; Rmss = 0.77 seconds; Gp = 158°M-type = Mb; Version = 6
Event ID
US 2008nuba ***This event supersedes event PT08054921.
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