5.0 Mb - SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 5.0 Mb
Date-Time
17 Mar 2011 15:34:33 UTC
17 Mar 2011 23:34:33 near epicenter
18 Mar 2011 01:34:33 standard time in your timezone
Location 40.512N 79.056E
Depth 18 km
Distances
123 km (76 miles) SW (235 degrees) of Aksu, Xinjiang, China
230 km (143 miles) SSE (165 degrees) of Karakol (Przhevalsk), Kyrgyzstan
275 km (171 miles) ESE (110 degrees) of Naryn, Kyrgyzstan
443 km (275 miles) SE (125 degrees) of BISHKEK (Frunze), Kyrgyzstan
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 14.7 km; Vertical 0.5 km
Parameters Nph = 123; Dmin = 394.1 km; Rmss = 0.75 seconds; Gp = 82°
M-type = Mb; Version = 6
Event ID US c000254v


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