Magnitude 5.2 BAY OF BENGAL
Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at 04:27:24 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
| Magnitude | 5.2 |
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| Date-Time |
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones |
| Location | 6.45N 84.42E |
| Depth | 10 kilometers |
| Region | BAY OF BENGAL |
| Distances |
425 km (265 miles) ESE of Kandy, Sri Lanka 505 km (315 miles) E of COLOMBO, Sri Lanka 515 km (320 miles) E of Negombo, Sri Lanka 855 km (530 miles) SSE of Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India |
| Location Uncertainty | Error estimate: horizontal +/- 5.8 km; depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | Nst=181, Nph=181, Dmin=1367.9 km, Rmss=0.77 sec, Erho=5.8 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=66.6 degrees |
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
| Remarks | Felt (III) at Columbo, Sri Lanka. Also felt at Battaramulla, Dehiwala, Kandy and Matara, Sri Lanka. |
| Event ID | useyah |
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