== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

***This event supersedes event PT09139000.
Region: WESTERN SAUDI ARABIA
Geographic coordinates: 25.360N, 37.684E
Magnitude: 5.6 Mw
Depth: 10 km
Universal Time (UTC): 19 May 2009 17:35:02
Time near the Epicenter: 19 May 2009 20:35:02
Local standard time in your area: 20 May 2009 00:35:02

Location with respect to nearby cities:
147 km (91 miles) NNW (345 degrees) of Yanbu` al Bahr, Saudi Arabia
158 km (98 miles) SE (129 degrees) of Al Wajh, Saudi Arabia
214 km (133 miles) WNW (297 degrees) of Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia
752 km (468 miles) SSE (166 degrees) of AMMAN, Jordan


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2009gvba

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/us2009gvba.php
or
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