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Magnitude 4.6 BAFFIN BAY

Saturday, May 03, 2008 at 18:23:05 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.6
Date-Time
  • Saturday, May 03, 2008 at 18:23:05 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Saturday, May 03, 2008 at 02:23:05 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 75.39N 61.21W
    Depth 10 kilometers
    Region BAFFIN BAY
    Distances 245 km (150 miles) ESE of Qaanaaq (Thule), Greenland
    595 km (370 miles) NE of Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
    1305 km (810 miles) NNW of NUUK (GODTHAB), Greenland
    3390 km (2100 miles) N of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 6.8 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=90, Nph=90, Dmin=763.4 km, Rmss=1.21 sec, Erho=6.8 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=45.0 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usrpbr

    Earthquake Location

     


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