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Magnitude 6.4 - CENTRAL IRAN - usuvae

2005 February 22 02:25:22 UTC

A strong earthquake occurred at 02:25:22 (UTC) on Tuesday, February 22, 2005. The magnitude 6.4 event has been located in CENTRAL IRAN. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 6.4
Date-Time
  • Tuesday, February 22, 2005 at 02:25:22 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Tuesday, February 22, 2005 at 5:55:22 AM
    = local time at epicenter
    • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 30.741°N, 56.877°E
    Depth 14 km (8.7 miles) set by location program
    Region CENTRAL IRAN
    Distances
    55 km (35 miles) NNW of Kerman, Iran
    185 km (115 miles) NE of Sirjan, Iran
    270 km (165 miles) ESE of Yazd, Iran
    745 km (465 miles) SE of TEHRAN, Iran
    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 5.2 km (3.2 miles); depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=428, Nph=428, Dmin=84.5 km, Rmss=1.32 sec, Gp= 32°,
    M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=V
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usuvae
    • Preliminary Earthquake Report
    • U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
      World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

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