4.5 Mb - MAURITANIA

4.5 Mb - MAURITANIA
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.5 Mb
Date-Time
25 Jul 2008 23:53:11 UTC
25 Jul 2008 23:53:11 near epicenter
25 Jul 2008 17:53:11 standard time in your timezone
Location
20.478N 17.061W
Depth
10 km
Distances
47 km (29 miles) S (186 degrees) of Nouadhibou, Mauritania
283 km (176 miles) NNW (336 degrees) of NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania
390 km (242 miles) SSW (197 degrees) of Dakhla, Western Sahara
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 8.0 km; Vertical
Parameters
Nph = 44; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 0.85 seconds; Gp = 72°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008uxbq
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