6.8 Mw - SOUTHWESTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.8 Mw
Date-Time
  • 26 Feb 2012 06:17:19 UTC
  • 26 Feb 2012 13:17:19 near epicenter
  • 25 Feb 2012 22:17:19 standard time in your timezone
Location 51.731N 95.920E
Depth 11 km
Distances
  • 100 km (62 miles) E (91 degrees) of Kyzyl, Russia
  • 337 km (209 miles) NE (53 degrees) of Ulaangom, Mongolia
  • 375 km (233 miles) SE (124 degrees) of Abakan, Russia
  • 892 km (554 miles) WNW (303 degrees) of ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 14.0 km; Vertical 5.9 km
Parameters Nph = 578; Dmin = 534.3 km; Rmss = 0.80 seconds; Gp = 18°
M-type = Mw; Version = 7
Event ID US b0008672

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