== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

***This event supersedes event PT08227011.


Region: ANATAHAN REG, N. MARIANA ISLANDS
Geographic coordinates: 16.462N, 146.957E
Magnitude: 5.6 Mb
Depth: 42 km
Universal Time (UTC): 14 Aug 2008 00:06:39
Time near the Epicenter: 14 Aug 2008 10:06:39
Local standard time in your area: 14 Aug 2008 07:06:39

Location with respect to nearby cities:
193 km (120 miles) NE (43 degrees) of SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands
225 km (140 miles) SE (146 degrees) of Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands
409 km (254 miles) NE (35 degrees) of HAGATNA, Guam
2221 km (1380 miles) NNE (18 degrees) of Jayapura, Irian Jaya, Indonesia


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2008vsac

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC
For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quajavascript:void(0)kes/us2008vsac.php
or
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/