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Magnitude 6.3 - LAOS

2007 May 16 08:56:16 UTC

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Magnitude

6.3

Date-Time

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at 08:56:16 (UTC)
= Coordinated
Universal Time

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at 3:56:16 PM
= local time at
epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location

20.504°N, 100.766°E

Depth

25.4 km (15.8 miles)

Region

LAOS

Distances

120 km (75 miles) NE of
Chiang Rai, Thailand
160 km (100 miles) WNW of
Louangphrabang, Laos
340 km (210 miles) NW of VIENTIANE,
Laos
750 km (465 miles) N of BANGKOK, Thailand

Location
Uncertainty

horizontal +/- 5.8 km (3.6 miles); depth +/- 17.6 km (10.9
miles)

Parameters

Nst=129, Nph=129, Dmin=267.3 km, Rmss=0.97 sec, Gp=
29°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=R

Source

USGS NEIC
(WDCS-D)

Event
ID

us2007ckan

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Two temples slightly damgaged (IV) at Chiang Rai; felt (IV) at Chiang Mai and
Hang Dong; (III) at Bangkok, Thailand. Felt (III) at Hanoi, Vietnam. Also felt
at Huayxay, Louangphrabang and Vientiane, Laos; Ban Mae Chan, Lampang, Mae Ai,
Mae Rim, Mae Sai, Mae Taeng, Nan, Nonthaburi, Pa Daet, Phayao and San Sai,
Thailand.

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