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Magnitude 4.9 - CUBA REGION

2008 October 28 23:48:47 UTC

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Magnitude

4.9 (Preliminary
magnitude — subject to revision)

Date-Time

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 23:48:47 UTC

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 06:48:47 PM at epicenter

Location

19.475°N, 78.825°W

Depth

1 km (~0.6 mile) set by location program

Region

CUBA REGION

Distances

134 km (83 miles) NNW (330°) from Lucea, Hanover,
Jamaica

147 km (91 miles) NW (320°) from Montego Bay, Saint James,
Jamaica

153 km (95 miles) NW (322°) from Anchovy, Saint James,
Jamaica

203 km (126 miles) WSW (242°) from Manzanillo, Granma,
Cuba

269 km (167 miles) E (85°) from GEORGE TOWN, Cayman
Islands

Location
Uncertainty

Error estimate not available

Parameters

NST=016, Nph=016, Dmin=193.8 km, Rmss=6.38 sec, Gp=
97°,
M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=1

Source

West Coast and Alaska Tsunami
Warning Center/NOAA/NWS

Event
ID

at00523772

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