6.9 - WESTERN SICHUAN, CHINA

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.9
Date-Time
  • 20 Apr 2013 00:02:48 UTC
  • 20 Apr 2013 08:02:48 near epicenter
  • 19 Apr 2013 16:02:48 standard time in your timezone
Location 30.314N 102.934E
Depth 16 km
Distances
  • 51 km (31 mi) WSW of Linqiong, China
  • 98 km (60 mi) ENE of Kangding, China
  • 115 km (71 mi) WSW of Chengdu, China
  • 115 km (71 mi) NW of Leshan, China
  • 1069 km (662 mi) NNW of Ha Noi, Vietnam
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 13.4 km; Vertical 6.2 km
Parameters Nph = 148; Dmin = 575.3 km; Rmss = 0.83 seconds; Gp = 18°
Version = 8
Event ID us b000gcdd

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