Another quake in Sichuan(China)

burgundia · 06-30-2009, 05:48 AM

however no deaths, only damage to houses and possibly some infrastructure...( find link in English)

Dantheman62 · 06-30-2009, 05:59 AM

5.2
Date-Time Monday, June 29, 2009 at 18:03:50 UTC
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 02:03:50 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 31.434°N, 104.004°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA
Distances 75 km (45 miles) W of Mianyang, Sichuan, China
85 km (55 miles) N of Chengdu, Sichuan, China
320 km (200 miles) NW of Chongqing, Chongqing, China
1455 km (910 miles) SW of BEIJING, Beijing, China

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 4.8 km (3.0 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST=121, Nph=121, Dmin=540.5 km, Rmss=0.89 sec, Gp= 47°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=R
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID us2009ilbj

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

06-30-2009, 05:48 AM	#1
burgundia Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Poland Posts: 3,442	Another quake in Sichuan(China) however no deaths, only damage to houses and possibly some infrastructure...( find link in English)

06-30-2009, 05:59 AM	#2
Dantheman62 Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: So. Cal. U.S. Posts: 4,205	Re: Another quake in Sichuan(China) 5.2 Date-Time Monday, June 29, 2009 at 18:03:50 UTC Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 02:03:50 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 31.434°N, 104.004°E Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program Region EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA Distances 75 km (45 miles) W of Mianyang, Sichuan, China 85 km (55 miles) N of Chengdu, Sichuan, China 320 km (200 miles) NW of Chongqing, Chongqing, China 1455 km (910 miles) SW of BEIJING, Beijing, China Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 4.8 km (3.0 miles); depth fixed by location program Parameters NST=121, Nph=121, Dmin=540.5 km, Rmss=0.89 sec, Gp= 47°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=R Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Event ID us2009ilbj This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.