== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

***This event supersedes event AT00230723.
Region: WESTERN XIZANG
Geographic coordinates: 30.927N, 83.448E
Magnitude: 5.7 Mb
Depth: 10 km
Universal Time (UTC): 25 Sep 2008 01:47:12
Time near the Epicenter: 25 Sep 2008 09:47:12
Local standard time in your area: 25 Sep 2008 08:47:12

Location with respect to nearby cities:
220 km (137 miles) NE (34 degrees) of Jumla, Nepal
304 km (189 miles) N (351 degrees) of Pokhara, Nepal
366 km (227 miles) NNE (29 degrees) of Nepalganj, Nepal
402 km (250 miles) NNW (334 degrees) of KATHMANDU, Nepal


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2008xjad

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/us2008xjad.php
or
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/

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U.S. Geological Survey
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