5.6 magnitude - Western Saudi Arabia - 160 km (100 miles) SE of Al Wajh - May 19, 2009 at 08:35:02 PM at epicenter

Magnitude 5.6 - WESTERN SAUDI ARABIA

2009 May 19 17:35:02 UTC

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Magnitude	5.6
Date-Time	Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 17:35:02 UTC Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 08:35:02 PM at epicenter
Location	25.360°N, 37.684°E
Depth	10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region	WESTERN SAUDI ARABIA
Distances	145 km (90 miles) NNW of Yanbu` al Bahr, Saudi Arabia 160 km (100 miles) SE of Al Wajh, Saudi Arabia 215 km (135 miles) WNW of Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia 915 km (570 miles) W of RIYADH, Saudi Arabia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 5.4 km (3.4 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	NST= 58, Nph= 58, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.77 sec, Gp= 83°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	us2009gvba

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