[Rockhounds] Quake Mag. 7.8 EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA

[Erich Kern]

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***This event has been revised.


Region:                            EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA
Geographic coordinates:            31.119N, 103.258E
Magnitude:                        7.8 Mw
Depth:                            10 km
Universal Time (UTC):             12 May 2008  06:28:00 (GMT)
Time near the Epicenter:          12 May 2008  14:28:00
Local standard time in your area: 11 May 2008  22:28:00 (PDT)

Location with respect to nearby cities:
  98 km (61 miles) NW (305 degrees) of Chengdu, Sichuan, China
 146 km (90 miles) WSW (257 degrees) of Mianyang, Sichuan, China
 177 km (110 miles) NNW (346 degrees) of Leshan, Sichuan, China
1153 km (716 miles) NNW (347 degrees) of HANOI, Vietnam


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID                     :  US 2008ryan

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