5.7 Mw - EASTER ISLAND REGION

5.7 Mw - EASTER ISLAND REGION
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.7 Mw
Date-Time
19 Aug 2008 10:58:01 UTC
19 Aug 2008 02:58:01 near epicenter
19 Aug 2008 04:58:01 standard time in your timezone
Location
28.396S 112.893W
Depth
10 km
Distances
368 km (228 miles) WSW (247 degrees) of Hanga Roa, Easter Island
1745 km (1084 miles) ESE (106 degrees) of ADAMSTOWN, Pitcairn Islands
3819 km (2373 miles) W (272 degrees) of Concepcion, Chile
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 6.7 km; Vertical
Parameters
Nph = 175; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 0.73 seconds; Gp = 61°M-type = Mw; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008vxa2 ***This event supersedes event PT08232005.
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