AFRICA RECENT QUAKES

4.5 Mb - LAKE TANGANYIKA REGION
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.5 Mb
Date-Time
19 Jun 2008 07:25:16 UTC
19 Jun 2008 09:25:16 near epicenter
19 Jun 2008 01:25:16 standard time in your timezone
Location
4.626S 29.564E
Depth
10 km
Distances
27 km (17 miles) N (352 degrees) of Kigoma, Tanzania
143 km (89 miles) S (169 degrees) of BUJUMBURA, Burundi
151 km (94 miles) NNE (16 degrees) of Kalemie, Congo (Kinshasa)
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 13.5 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 12; Dmin = 937.1 km; Rmss = 0.76 seconds; Gp = 122°M-type = Mb; Version = 6
Event ID
US 2008tlaw

4.7 Mb - NORTHERN ALGERIA
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.7 Mb
Date-Time
18 Jun 2008 13:23:59 UTC
18 Jun 2008 14:23:59 near epicenter
18 Jun 2008 07:23:59 standard time in your timezone
Location
36.252N 1.109E
Depth
10 km
Distances
22 km (14 miles) WNW (295 degrees) of Ech-Cheliff, Algeria
157 km (97 miles) W (260 degrees) of Blida, Algeria
166 km (103 miles) ENE (70 degrees) of Oran, Algeria
181 km (112 miles) WSW (250 degrees) of ALGIERS, Algeria
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 7.3 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 64; Dmin = 239.4 km; Rmss = 0.88 seconds; Gp = 122°M-type = Mb; Version = 6
Event ID
US 2008tkbi
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