== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

***This event supersedes event PT08232005.


Region: EASTER ISLAND REGION
Geographic coordinates: 28.396S, 112.893W
Magnitude: 5.7 Mw
Depth: 10 km
Universal Time (UTC): 19 Aug 2008 10:58:01
Time near the Epicenter: 19 Aug 2008 02:58:01
Local standard time in your area: 19 Aug 2008 17:58:01

Location with respect to nearby cities:
368 km (228 miles) WSW (247 degrees) of Hanga Roa, Easter Island
1745 km (1084 miles) ESE (106 degrees) of ADAMSTOWN, Pitcairn Islands
3819 km (2373 miles) W (272 degrees) of Concepcion, Chile


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2008vxa2

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/us2008vxa2.php
or
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/

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U.S. Geological Survey
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