== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

***This event supersedes event PT09203000.


Region: SOUTHERN IRAN
Geographic coordinates: 26.649N, 55.732E
Magnitude: 5.6 Mb
Depth: 10 km
Universal Time (UTC): 22 Jul 2009 03:53:02
Time near the Epicenter: 22 Jul 2009 07:23:02
Local standard time in your area: 22 Jul 2009 10:53:02

Location with respect to nearby cities:
69 km (43 miles) NW (312 degrees) of Al Khasab, Oman
81 km (50 miles) SW (223 degrees) of Bandar-e Abbas, Iran
98 km (61 miles) NNW (348 degrees) of Ra's al Khaymah, United Arab Emirates
279 km (173 miles) NNE (29 degrees) of ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2009jjaj

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/us2009jjaj.php
or
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