6.0 Mw - SICHUAN-GANSU BORDER REG, CHINA

6.0 Mw - SICHUAN-GANSU BORDER REG, CHINA
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
6.0 Mw
Date-Time
5 Aug 2008 09:49:17 UTC
5 Aug 2008 17:49:17 near epicenter
5 Aug 2008 03:49:17 standard time in your timezone
Location
32.810N 105.556E
Depth
10 km
Distances
48 km (30 miles) NNW (329 degrees) of Guangyuan, Sichuan, China
141 km (87 miles) WSW (258 degrees) of Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China
172 km (107 miles) NNE (26 degrees) of Mianyang, Sichuan, China
1253 km (778 miles) SW (234 degrees) of BEIJING, Beijing, China
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 7.5 km; Vertical
Parameters
Nph = 31; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 0.92 seconds; Gp = 79°M-type = Mw; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008via2 ***This event supersedes event AT00792976.
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