Ethiopian Earth Quake 5.0 KENYA-ETHIOPIA Opening the Rift Valley for creation of New Ocean

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Magnitude	5.0
Date-Time	Saturday, December 03, 2011 at 02:14:44 UTC Saturday, December 03, 2011 at 05:14:44 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	4.571°N, 36.616°E
Depth	16 km (9.9 miles)
Region	LAKE RUDOLF REGION, KENYA-ETHIOPIA
Distances	191 km (118 miles) SSW of Arba Minch, Ethiopia 196 km (121 miles) NE of Lodwar, Kenya 546 km (339 miles) SSW of ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia 648 km (402 miles) N of NAIROBI, Kenya
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 14.9 km (9.3 miles); depth +/- 6.9 km (4.3 miles)
Parameters	NST= 36, Nph= 37, Dmin=634.5 km, Rmss=1.38 sec, Gp= 72°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=4
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc00071c1

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Magnitude 5.0 LAKE RUDOLF REG., KENYA-ETHIOPIA
Saturday, December 03, 2011 at 02:14:44 UTC

Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green

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Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green

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Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green

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