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Magnitude 4.6 - EASTERN IRAN
2004 October 14 02:28:44 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
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A light earthquake occurred at 02:28:44 (UTC) on Thursday, October 14, 2004.
The magnitude 4.6 event has been located in EASTERN IRAN.
(This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
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| Magnitude |
4.6 |
| Date-Time |
Thursday, October 14, 2004 at 02:28:44 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Thursday, October 14, 2004 at 5:58:44 AM
= local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
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| Location |
31.838°N, 57.056°E |
| Depth |
10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program |
| Region |
EASTERN IRAN |
| Distances |
170 km (105 miles) N of Kerman, Iran
230 km (145 miles) WSW of Birjand, Iran
250 km (155 miles) E of Yazd, Iran
670 km (415 miles) SE of TEHRAN, Iran
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| Location Uncertainty |
horizontal +/- 12.5 km (7.8 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters |
Nst= 20, Nph= 20, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.26 sec, Gp= 94°,
M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=R
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| Source |
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
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| Event ID |
usppdf |
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