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Magnitude 5.2 - NEAR THE COAST OF ECUADOR

2008 January 26 17:59:52 UTC

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Magnitude

5.2

Date-Time

Saturday, January 26, 2008 at 17:59:52 UTC

Saturday, January 26, 2008 at 12:59:52 PM at epicenter

Location

2.765°S, 80.183°W

Depth

74.5 km (46.3 miles)

Region

NEAR THE COAST OF ECUADOR

Distances

68 km (42 miles) NNW (338°) from Machala, Ecuador

69 km (43 miles) SSW (207°) from Guayaquil, Ecuador

99 km (62 miles) NNE (17°) from Tumbes, Peru

338 km (210 miles) SW (214°) from QUITO, Ecuador

Location
Uncertainty

horizontal +/- 14.4 km (8.9 miles); depth +/- 17.2 km (10.7
miles)

Parameters

Nst= 39, Nph= 39, Dmin=383.5 km, Rmss=0.77 sec,
Gp=169°,
M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=6

Source

U.S. Geological Survey, National
Earthquake Information Center:
World Data Center
for Seismology, Denver

Event
ID

us2008mrat

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

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