Magnitude 6.9 in China

[JuniperLea]

Source: USGS

Earthquake Details
Magnitude 6.9
Date-Time Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 23:49:37 UTC
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 07:49:37 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 33.271°N, 96.629°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region SOUTHERN QINGHAI, CHINA
Distances 240 km (150 miles) NNW of Qamdo, Xizang (Tibet)
375 km (235 miles) SSE of Golmud, Qinghai, China
520 km (325 miles) SSE of Da Qaidam, Qinghai, China
1905 km (1190 miles) WSW of BEIJING, Beijing, China

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 6.6 km (4.1 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST= 73, Nph= 73, Dmin=654.4 km, Rmss=1 sec, Gp= 50°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)



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