Magnitude 6.0 - SOUTHERN IRAN - usfyag
2005 November 27 10:22:19 UTC
A strong earthquake occurred at 10:22:19 (UTC) on Sunday, November 27, 2005. The magnitude 6.0 event has been located in SOUTHERN IRAN. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 6.0 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
= Coordinated Universal Time = local time at epicenter |
| Location | 26.784°N, 55.847°E |
| Depth | 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program |
| Region | SOUTHERN IRAN |
| Distances | 65 km (40 miles) SW of Bandar-e Abbas, Iran 75 km (45 miles) NW of Al Khasab, Oman 110 km (70 miles) N of Ra's al Khaymah, United Arab Emirates 1065 km (670 miles) SSE of TEHRAN, Iran |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 4 km (2.5 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | Nst=237, Nph=237, Dmin=393.6 km, Rmss=0.85 sec, Gp= 25°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=U |
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
| Event ID | usfyag |
- Preliminary Earthquake Report
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
