5.2 Mb - BOUVET ISLAND REGION

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.2 Mb
Date-Time
30 May 2008 10:44:11 UTC
30 May 2008 10:44:11 near epicenter
30 May 2008 04:44:11 standard time in your timezone
Location
54.750S 0.868E
Depth
10 km
Distances
167 km (104 miles) WSW (257 degrees) of Bouvet Island
2688 km (1670 miles) SSW (205 degrees) of Cape Town, South Africa
3538 km (2198 miles) SSW (209 degrees) of MASERU, Lesotho
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 14.6 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 14; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 1.02 seconds; Gp = 97°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008srax
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