Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.4 EASTERN TURKEY
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 12:05:16 UTC

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Magnitude 4.4
Date-Time Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 12:05:16 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 03:05:16 PM local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 38.53N 43.73E
Depth 10 kilometers
Region EASTERN TURKEY
Distances 32 km (20 miles) E of Van, Turkey
105 km (65 miles) W of Khvoy, Iran
107 km (66 miles) N of Hakkari, Turkey
954 km (592 miles) E of ANKARA, Turkey
Location Uncertainty Error estimate
Parameters Nst=34, Nph=34, Dmin=198.9 km, Rmss=0.89 sec, Erho=6.9 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=69.7 degrees
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2011smak

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Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver