Magnitude 5.0 UTTARANCHAL, INDIA
Sunday, July 22, 2007 at 23:02:13 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
| Magnitude | 5.0 |
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| Date-Time |
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones |
| Location | 30.94N 78.27E |
| Depth | 11 kilometers |
| Region | UTTARANCHAL, INDIA |
| Distances |
75 km (45 miles) NNE of Dehra Dun, Uttaranchal, India 105 km (65 miles) E of Simla, Himachal Pradesh, India 145 km (90 miles) E of Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India 280 km (175 miles) NNE of NEW DELHI, Delhi, India |
| Location Uncertainty | Error estimate: horizontal +/- 8.2 km; depth +/- 23.8 km |
| Parameters | Nst=59, Nph=59, Dmin=951.2 km, Rmss=0.63 sec, Erho=8.2 km, Erzz=23.8 km, Gp=72.8 degrees |
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
| Remarks | Houses damaged at Uttarkashi. Felt at Chamoli, Chandigarh, Dehra Dun, Haridwar, New Delhi, Pithoragarh and Uttarkashi. |
| Event ID | usfcbf |
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