Magnitude 4.5 - OFF THE COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA
2008 May 08 16:49:49 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 4.5 |
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| Location | 3.441°N, 88.346°W |
| Depth | 15.7 km (9.8 miles) (poorly constrained) |
| Region | OFF THE COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA |
| Distances | 270 km (170 miles) SSW of Isla del Coco, Costa Rica 500 km (310 miles) NNE of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, Galapagos 855 km (530 miles) SSW of SAN JOSE, Costa Rica 1125 km (700 miles) WNW of Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 13.9 km (8.6 miles); depth +/- 47.3 km (29.4 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 46, Nph= 46, Dmin=503 km, Rmss=0.97 sec, Gp=122°, M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=Q |
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| Event ID | us2008rubq |
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- U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:
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