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last updated: 03/20/08 16:23.06 (PDT)
On Thursday March 20 2008 at 3:33 PM (PDT) the USArray seismic network recorded an earthquake (preliminary Mw 7.2) located in the Xinjiang-Xizang Border Region of China.
Initial source parameters for this tremor are indicated below. The epicentral distance (i.e. distance separating the epicenter and the closest station in the recording network, A05A) for the USArray is 10364 km (93.24 degrees).
If you felt the quake, the USGS would like to know. Please add your comments to the USGS page "Did you feel it?".
Location Maps
The red star denotes the earthquake epicenter. Triangle symbols are active stations at the time of the earthquake in the USArray (excluding ANSS backbone stations, which are represented by a diamond symbol) and colored by network. Gray lines are major rivers.
Global View:
Regional View:
| Transportable Array (TA) | |
| UC San Diego (AZ) | |
| CalTech (CI) | |
| UN Reno (NN) | |
| Uni. Utah (UU) | |
| ANSS backbone stations (US) |
Solution Parameters
| Solution Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Local Date: | Thursday March 20, 2008 |
| Local Time: | 3:33 PM PST |
| Universal Time: | 03/20/08 (080) 22:33.00 UTC |
| Magnitude: | 7.2 Mw |
| Latitude: | 35.5200 |
| Longitude: | 81.6700 |
| Depth: | 33 km |
| Author: | QED |
| Authoritative: | yes |
Waveforms
You may view plots showing this event as recorded by USArray instruments:
- Vertical components from every eighth USArray station that recorded the event across the whole network
- 3 components recorded by the closest USArray station to the event
Proximity to Population Centers
- 230 km (140 miles) SE of Hotan, Xinjiang, China
- 375 km (235 miles) ENE of Leh, Kashmir
- 615 km (385 miles) ENE of Srinagar, Kashmir
- 3105 km (1930 miles) W of Beijing, China
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Current seismic activity measured by USArray
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Further information
Learn more about the Array Network Facility (ANF) component of USArray, the USArray experiment, the EarthScope project, and the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS).
