== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

***This event supersedes event AT00161421.


Region: PRIMOR'YE, RUSSIA
Geographic coordinates: 42.212N, 134.793E
Magnitude: 6.3 Mw
Depth: 348 km
Universal Time (UTC): 24 Dec 2009 00:23:27
Time near the Epicenter: 24 Dec 2009 10:23:27
Local standard time in your area: 24 Dec 2009 07:23:27

Location with respect to nearby cities:
172 km (107 miles) ESE (115 degrees) of Nakhodka, Russia
257 km (160 miles) ESE (113 degrees) of Vladivostok, Russia
289 km (179 miles) SE (127 degrees) of Ussuriysk, Russia
840 km (522 miles) ENE (62 degrees) of PYONGYANG, North Korea


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2009qnb5

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/us2009qnb5.php
or
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