== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

***This event supersedes event AT00170371.


Region: SICHUAN-GANSU BORDER REG, CHINA
Geographic coordinates: 32.577N, 105.455E
Magnitude: 5.8 Mw
Depth: 10 km
Universal Time (UTC): 25 May 2008 08:21:48
Time near the Epicenter: 25 May 2008 16:21:48
Local standard time in your area: 25 May 2008 15:21:48

Location with respect to nearby cities:
38 km (23 miles) WNW (294 degrees) of Guangyuan, Sichuan, China
145 km (90 miles) NNE (27 degrees) of Mianyang, Sichuan, China
157 km (98 miles) WSW (250 degrees) of Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China
1277 km (794 miles) SW (234 degrees) of BEIJING, Beijing, China


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2008slat

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC
For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2008slat.php
or
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