6.0 quake at Central Atlantic

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6.0 quake at Central Atlantic

#1 Postby cycloneye » Sat Jun 06, 2009 4:19 pm

Interesting location of this epicenter in the North Atlantic Ridge.No Tsunami.

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Magnitude 6.0
Date-Time Saturday, June 06, 2009 at 20:33:28 UTC
Saturday, June 06, 2009 at 05:33:28 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
 
Location 23.822°N, 46.059°W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
Distances 2160 km (1340 miles) ENE of SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico
 
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 10 km (6.2 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST= 50, Nph= 50, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.99 sec, Gp=101°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=8
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

 
Event ID us2009hnca


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#2 Postby HURAKAN » Sat Jun 06, 2009 4:32 pm

Nothing to worry about.
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