CHINA RECENT QUAKES

5.0 Mb - MYANMAR-CHINA BORDER REGION
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.0 Mb
Date-Time
21 Aug 2008 12:20:57 UTC
21 Aug 2008 18:50:57 near epicenter
21 Aug 2008 06:20:57 standard time in your timezone
Location
24.966N 97.781E
Depth
10 km
Distances
61 km (38 miles) SE (143 degrees) of Myitkyina, Myanmar
240 km (149 miles) WSW (258 degrees) of Dali, Yunnan, China
373 km (232 miles) NNE (27 degrees) of Mandalay, Myanmar
764 km (475 miles) ENE (78 degrees) of DHAKA, Bangladesh
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 21.4 km; Vertical
Parameters
Nph = 32; Dmin = 840.4 km; Rmss = 1.43 seconds; Gp = 147°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008vzbd

5.9 Mw - MYANMAR-CHINA BORDER REGION
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.9 Mw
Date-Time
21 Aug 2008 12:24:31 UTC
21 Aug 2008 18:54:31 near epicenter
21 Aug 2008 06:24:31 standard time in your timezone
Location
25.140N 97.629E
Depth
10 km
Distances
36 km (22 miles) SE (144 degrees) of Myitkyina, Myanmar
251 km (156 miles) W (263 degrees) of Dali, Yunnan, China
358 km (222 miles) E (99 degrees) of Kohima, Nagaland, India
752 km (468 miles) ENE (76 degrees) of DHAKA, Bangladesh
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 10.6 km; Vertical
Parameters
Nph = 54; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 1.35 seconds; Gp = 43°M-type = Mw; Version = 6
Event ID
US 2008vzbb ***This event supersedes event AT00932147.

4.5 Mb - SOUTHERN QINGHAI, CHINA
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.5 Mb
Date-Time
18 Aug 2008 14:11:08 UTC
18 Aug 2008 22:11:08 near epicenter
18 Aug 2008 08:11:08 standard time in your timezone
Location
33.587N 91.772E
Depth
35 km
Distances
421 km (262 miles) SW (224 degrees) of Golmud, Qinghai, China
438 km (272 miles) N (7 degrees) of Lhasa, Xizang (Tibet)
700 km (435 miles) NNE (16 degrees) of THIMPHU, Bhutan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 14.2 km; Vertical
Parameters
Nph = 21; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 1.33 seconds; Gp = 90°M-type = Mb; Version = Q
Event ID
US 2008vwbd
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