CONTINENTAL ASIA RECENT QUAKES

4.3 Mb - WESTERN XIZANG
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.3 Mb
Date-Time
11 Aug 2008 14:10:20 UTC
11 Aug 2008 22:10:20 near epicenter
11 Aug 2008 08:10:20 standard time in your timezone
Location
34.889N 81.233E
Depth
35 km
Distances
273 km (169 miles) SSE (154 degrees) of Hotan, Xinjiang, China
344 km (214 miles) ENE (75 degrees) of Leh, Kashmir
567 km (352 miles) NE (41 degrees) of Simla, Himachal Pradesh, India
756 km (470 miles) ENE (77 degrees) of ISLAMABAD, Pakistan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 22.2 km; Vertical
Parameters
Nph = 12; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 0.88 seconds; Gp = 223°M-type = Mb; Version = Q
Event ID
US 2008vpa5

5.0 Mb - HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.0 Mb
Date-Time
12 Aug 2008 05:25:33 UTC
12 Aug 2008 09:55:33 near epicenter
11 Aug 2008 23:25:33 standard time in your timezone
Location
36.685N 71.487E
Depth
52 km
Distances
94 km (58 miles) ESE (119 degrees) of Feyzabad, Afghanistan
94 km (59 miles) S (182 degrees) of Khorugh, Tajikistan
101 km (62 miles) NNW (335 degrees) of Chitral, Pakistan
226 km (140 miles) NNW (340 degrees) of Mingaora, Pakistan
317 km (197 miles) SE (132 degrees) of DUSHANBE, Tajikistan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 9.7 km; Vertical 21.5 km
Parameters
Nph = 39; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 0.82 seconds; Gp = 140°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008vqal

4.6 Mb - NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.6 Mb
Date-Time
9 Aug 2008 02:35:55 UTC
9 Aug 2008 15:35:55 near epicenter
8 Aug 2008 20:35:55 standard time in your timezone
Location
54.059N 160.547E
Depth
27 km
Distances
171 km (106 miles) NE (46 degrees) of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia
372 km (231 miles) WSW (252 degrees) of Nikol'skoye, Komandorskiye Ostrova, Rus.
481 km (299 miles) NE (37 degrees) of Severo-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia
2600 km (1616 miles) NNE (32 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 13.5 km; Vertical 40.6 km
Parameters
Nph = 52; Dmin = 170.8 km; Rmss = 0.50 seconds; Gp = 154°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008vmaj

5.2 Mb - TAIWAN REGION
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.2 Mb
Date-Time
8 Aug 2008 22:05:15 UTC
9 Aug 2008 06:05:15 near epicenter
8 Aug 2008 16:05:15 standard time in your timezone
Location
21.581N 121.488E
Depth
57 km
Distances
131 km (81 miles) SSE (165 degrees) of T'ai-tung, Taiwan
140 km (87 miles) NNW (338 degrees) of Basco, Batan Islands, Philippines
168 km (104 miles) SE (132 degrees) of Kao-hsiung, Taiwan
776 km (482 miles) N (4 degrees) of MANILA, Philippines
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 12.1 km; Vertical 13.4 km
Parameters
Nph = 27; Dmin = 144.0 km; Rmss = 1.24 seconds; Gp = 104°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008vlcm ***This event supersedes event PT08221012.

4.6 Mb - WESTERN XIZANG
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.6 Mb
Date-Time
8 Aug 2008 21:48:58 UTC
9 Aug 2008 05:48:58 near epicenter
8 Aug 2008 15:48:58 standard time in your timezone
Location
31.833N 83.932E
Depth
10 km
Distances
330 km (205 miles) NNE (30 degrees) of Jumla, Nepal
400 km (249 miles) N (360 degrees) of Pokhara, Nepal
474 km (294 miles) NE (46 degrees) of Mahendranagar, Nepal
479 km (297 miles) NNW (344 degrees) of KATHMANDU, Nepal
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 13.3 km; Vertical
Parameters
Nph = 31; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 1.30 seconds; Gp = 104°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008vlcn

4.9 Mb - HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.9 Mb
Date-Time
8 Aug 2008 13:59:03 UTC
8 Aug 2008 18:29:03 near epicenter
8 Aug 2008 07:59:03 standard time in your timezone
Location
36.515N 71.190E
Depth
114 km
Distances
85 km (53 miles) SE (139 degrees) of Feyzabad, Afghanistan
100 km (62 miles) NW (316 degrees) of Chitral, Pakistan
117 km (73 miles) SSW (195 degrees) of Khorugh, Tajikistan
220 km (137 miles) NNW (331 degrees) of Mingaora, Pakistan
287 km (178 miles) NE (39 degrees) of KABUL, Afghanistan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 25.3 km; Vertical 14.7 km
Parameters
Nph = 26; Dmin = 293.4 km; Rmss = 1.37 seconds; Gp = 187°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008vla7

5.0 Mb - SICHUAN-GANSU BORDER REG, CHINA
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.0 Mb
Date-Time
7 Aug 2008 08:15:35 UTC
7 Aug 2008 16:15:35 near epicenter
7 Aug 2008 02:15:35 standard time in your timezone
Location
32.203N 104.666E
Depth
10 km
Distances
87 km (54 miles) N (355 degrees) of Mianyang, Sichuan, China
112 km (69 miles) WSW (257 degrees) of Guangyuan, Sichuan, China
184 km (115 miles) NNE (17 degrees) of Chengdu, Sichuan, China
1250 km (776 miles) N (355 degrees) of HANOI, Vietnam
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 9.7 km; Vertical
Parameters
Nph = 31; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 1.25 seconds; Gp = 82°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008vka5
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