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Magnitude 7.2 - XINJIANG-XIZANG BORDER REGION

2008 March 20 22:33:00 UTC

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Magnitude

7.2

Date-Time

Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 22:33:00 UTC

Friday, March 21, 2008 at 06:33:00 AM at epicenter

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Location

35.445°N, 81.392°E

Depth

22.9 km (14.2 miles) (poorly constrained)

Region

XINJIANG-XIZANG BORDER REGION

Distances

225 km (140 miles) SE of Hotan, Xinjiang, China
375 km (235
miles) ENE of Leh, Kashmir
620 km (385 miles) ENE of
Srinagar, Kashmir
3105 km (1930 miles) W of BEIJING, Beijing,
China

Location
Uncertainty

horizontal +/- 6.6 km (4.1 miles); depth +/- 24.8 km (15.4
miles)

Parameters

NST=145, Nph=145, Dmin=969 km, Rmss=0.93 sec, Gp=
25°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8

Source

USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event
ID

us2008pvcl

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Earthquake Summary

The following is a release by the United States Geological Survey, National
Earthquake Information Center: An earthquake occurred 230 km (140 miles) SE of
Hotan, Xinjiang or 3105 km (1930 miles) W of Beijing, China at 3:33 PM MST, Mar
20, 2008 (Mar 21 at 6:33 AM local time in China). The magnitude and location may
be revised when additional data and further analysis results are available. No
reports of damage or casualties have been received at this time.

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