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Magnitude 4.6 GREENLAND SEA

Thursday, August 14, 2008 at 07:18:19 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.6
Date-Time
  • Thursday, August 14, 2008 at 07:18:19 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Thursday, August 14, 2008 at 07:18:19 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 79.54N 3.06E
    Depth 10.0 kilometers
    Region GREENLAND SEA
    Distances 450 km (280 miles) ESE of Nord, Greenland
    1185 km (740 miles) NNW of Tromso, Norway
    2400 km (1490 miles) NNE of NUUK (GODTHAB), Greenland
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 13.0 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=44, Nph=44, Dmin=197.8 km, Rmss=1.27 sec, Erho=13.0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=92.7 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usvsas

    Earthquake Location

     


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