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Magnitude 7.2 Earthquake in SW Pakistan

PAKISTAN
EARTHQUAKE: 10-DEGREE MAP CENTERED AT 30°N,65°E
10-DEGREE MAP CENTERED AT 30°N,65°E

MAGNITUDE 7.2 - SOUTHWESTERN PAKISTAN
2011 January 18 20:23:26 UTC
Earthquake Details
• This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude
7.2
Date-Time
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at 20:23:26 UTC
• Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 01:23:26 AM at epicenter
• Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location
28.838°N, 63.947°E
Depth
84 km (52.2 miles) set by location program
Region
SOUTHWESTERN PAKISTAN
Distances
45 km (25 miles) W of Dalbandin, Pakistan
255 km (160 miles) W of Kalat, Pakistan
310 km (195 miles) ESE of Zahedan, Iran
1020 km (640 miles) WSW of ISLAMABAD, Pakistan
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 7.1 km (4.4 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters
NST=159, Nph=159, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.33 sec, Gp= 47°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=1
Source
• USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
us2011ggbx


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