Date: 2017-05-29
View counts: 3868Label Omanearthquake
M 4.8 - 135km E of Sur, Oman
2017-04-27 21:27:29 UTC
Introduction to the earthquake
Magnitude |
4.8 mb ±0.1 |
|---|---|
Location uncertainty |
22.671°N 60.841°E ± 6.1km |
Depth uncertainty |
10.0 km ±1.6 |
Origin Time |
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Number of Stations |
– |
Number of Phases |
129 |
Minimum Distance |
535.7 km (4.81°) |
Travel Time Residual |
1.15 s |
Azimuthal Gap |
77° |
FE Region |
OWEN FRACTURE ZONE REGION (740) |
latitude
An earthquake begins to rupture at a hypocenter which is defined by a position on the surface of the earth (epicenter) and a depth below this point (focal depth). We provide the coordinates of the epicenter in units of latitude and longitude. The latitude is the number of degrees north (N) or south (S) of the equator and varies from 0 at the equator to 90 at the poles. The longitude is the number of degrees east (E) or west (W) of the prime meridian which runs through Greenwich, England. The longitude varies from 0 at Greenwich to 180 and the E or W shows the direction from Greenwich. Coordinates are given in the WGS84 reference frame. The position uncertainty of the hypocenter location varies from about 100 m horizontally and 300 meters vertically for the best located events, those in the middle of densely spaced seismograph networks, to 10s of kilometers for global events in many parts of the world.
longitude
An earthquake begins to rupture at a hypocenter which is defined by a position on the surface of the earth (epicenter) and a depth below this point (focal depth). We provide the coordinates of the epicenter in units of latitude and longitude. The latitude is the number of degrees north (N) or south (S) of the equator and varies from 0 at the equator to 90 at the poles. The longitude is the number of degrees east (E) or west (W) of the prime meridian which runs through Greenwich, England. The longitude varies from 0 at Greenwich to 180 and the E or W shows the direction from Greenwich. Coordinates are given in the WGS84 reference frame. The position uncertainty of the hypocenter location varies from about 100 m horizontally and 300 meters vertically for the best located events, those in the middle of densely spaced seismograph networks, to 10s of kilometers for global events in many parts of the world.
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