== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

***This event supersedes event AT00967052.


Region: WESTERN XIZANG
Geographic coordinates: 30.919N, 83.587E
Magnitude: 6.3 Mw
Depth: 35 km
Universal Time (UTC): 25 Aug 2008 13:22:02
Time near the Epicenter: 25 Aug 2008 21:22:02
Local standard time in your area: 25 Aug 2008 20:22:02

Location with respect to nearby cities:
228 km (141 miles) NE (37 degrees) of Jumla, Nepal
301 km (187 miles) N (353 degrees) of Pokhara, Nepal
372 km (231 miles) NNE (30 degrees) of Nepalganj, Nepal
395 km (246 miles) NNW (335 degrees) of KATHMANDU, Nepal


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2008wdaj

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/us2008wdaj.php
or
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