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Magnitude 4.8 NORTH OF SVALBARD

Tuesday, September 09, 2008 at 04:22:42 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.8
Date-Time
  • Tuesday, September 09, 2008 at 04:22:42 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Tuesday, September 09, 2008 at 04:22:42 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 80.79N 3.26W
    Depth 10 kilometers
    Region NORTH OF SVALBARD
    Distances 265 km (165 miles) ESE of Nord, Greenland
    930 km (580 miles) ENE of Alert, Nunavut, Canada
    1380 km (850 miles) NNW of Tromso, Norway
    2325 km (1450 miles) NNE of NUUK (GODTHAB), Greenland
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 6.9 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=80, Nph=80, Dmin=1104.5 km, Rmss=0.82 sec, Erho=6.9 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=66.7 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID uswtaj

    Earthquake Location

     


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