== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

***This event supersedes event PT09225001.


Region: ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
Geographic coordinates: 13.998N, 92.806E
Magnitude: 5.5 Mb
Depth: 35 km
Universal Time (UTC): 13 Aug 2009 09:21:35
Time near the Epicenter: 13 Aug 2009 14:51:35
Local standard time in your area: 13 Aug 2009 16:21:35

Location with respect to nearby cities:
259 km (161 miles) N (2 degrees) of Port Blair, Andaman Islands, India
372 km (231 miles) SW (214 degrees) of Pathein (Bassein), Myanmar
475 km (295 miles) SW (230 degrees) of YANGON (Rangoon), Myanmar


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2009kgaw

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC
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