Magnitude 5.4 - SOUTH OF AFRICA
2009 September 04 22:16:47 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 5.4 |
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| Location | 48.288°S, 31.626°E |
| Depth | 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program |
| Region | SOUTH OF AFRICA |
| Distances | 485 km (300 miles) WSW of Marion Island, Prince Edward Islands 2040 km (1270 miles) S of Durban, South Africa |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 8.5 km (5.3 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST=116, Nph=116, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.86 sec, Gp= 50°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=Q |
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| Event ID | us2009ldcw |
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