Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake of SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA 2012 March 08

2012 March 08 22:50:08 UTC: SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA

Magnitude: 5.8

Date-Time : Thursday, March 08, 2012 at 22:50:08 UTC
Friday, March 09, 2012 at 06:50:08 AM at epicenter

Location : 39.380°N, 81.356°E

Depth : 35.5 km (22.1 miles)

Region : SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA

Distances:

a) 214 km (132 miles) SSE of Aksu, Xinjiang, China

b) 282 km (175 miles) NNE of Hotan, Xinjiang, China

c) 372 km (231 miles) ENE of Shache, Xinjiang, China

d) 2987 km (1856 miles) W of BEIJING, Beijing, China

Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 13.9 km (8.6 miles); depth +/- 7.1 km (4.4 miles)

Parameters : NST=348, Nph=348, Dmin=425.2 km, Rmss=0.75 sec, Gp= 25°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6

Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake of KASHMIR-XINJIANG BORDER REGION 2012 February 20

2012 February 20 14:18:03 UTC: KASHMIR-XINJIANG BORDER REGION

Magnitude: 5.0

Date-Time : Monday, February 20, 2012 at 14:18:03 UTC
Monday, February 20, 2012 at 10:18:03 PM at epicenter

Location : 35.810°N, 79.830°E

Depth : 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program

Region : KASHMIR-XINJIANG BORDER REGION

Distances:

a) 141 km (87 miles) S of Hotan, Xinjiang, China

b) 279 km (173 miles) NE of Leh, Kashmir

c) 370 km (229 miles) SE of Shache, Xinjiang, China

d) 3222 km (2002 miles) W of BEIJING, Beijing, China

Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 5.7 km (3.5 miles); depth fixed by location program

Parameters : NST= 77, Nph= 77, Dmin=993.2 km, Rmss=0.94 sec, Gp= 47°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=A