5.0 Mb - RUSSIA-MONGOLIA BORDER REGION

5.0 Mb - RUSSIA-MONGOLIA BORDER REGION
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.0 Mb
Date-Time
16 Aug 2008 04:06:41 UTC
16 Aug 2008 12:06:41 near epicenter
15 Aug 2008 22:06:41 standard time in your timezone
Location
52.232N 98.043E
Depth
10 km
Distances
251 km (156 miles) ENE (76 degrees) of Kyzyl, Russia
350 km (217 miles) WSW (255 degrees) of Cheremkhovo, Russia
415 km (258 miles) WNW (301 degrees) of Zakamensk, Russia
422 km (262 miles) W (271 degrees) of Irkutsk, Russia
792 km (492 miles) NW (311 degrees) of ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 8.1 km; Vertical
Parameters
Nph = 102; Dmin = 390.6 km; Rmss = 0.96 seconds; Gp = 79°M-type = Mb; Version = 8
Event ID
US 2008vuaq ***This event has been revised.
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