== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
***This event supersedes event PT07136971.
Region: LAOS
Geographic coordinates: 20.473N, 100.701E
Magnitude: 6.1 Mw
Depth: 38 km
Universal Time (UTC): 16 May 2007 08:56:18
Time near the Epicenter: 16 May 2007 15:56:18
Location with respect to nearby cities:
111 km (69 miles) NE (55 degrees) of Chiang Rai, Thailand
166 km (103 miles) WNW (293 degrees) of Louangphrabang, Laos
168 km (105 miles) S (184 degrees) of Yunjinghong, Yunnan, China
259 km (161 miles) NE (44 degrees) of Chiang Mai, Thailand
343 km (213 miles) NW (324 degrees) of VIENTIANE, Laos
ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2007ckan
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC
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or
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U.S. Geological Survey
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