6.9 quake hits northwest China – USGS

by | Apr 14, 2010 | Announcements, Headlines, World

Beijing, China — A 6.9-magnitude earthquake has hit the remote province of Qinghai in Northwest China.

Earthquake details:

Magnitude 6.9
Date-Time

* Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 23:49:37 UTC
* Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 07:49:37 AM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location: 33.271°N, 96.629°E
Depth: 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region: SOUTHERN QINGHAI, CHINA
Distances: 240 km (150 miles) NNW of Qamdo, Xizang (Tibet)
375 km (235 miles) SSE of Golmud, Qinghai, China
520 km (325 miles) SSE of Da Qaidam, Qinghai, China
1905 km (1190 miles) WSW of BEIJING, Beijing, China
Location Uncertainty horizontal: +/- 6.6 km (4.1 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters: NST= 73, Nph= 73, Dmin=654.4 km, Rmss=1 sec, Gp= 50°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7

Source

* USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

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