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Magnitude 4.7 NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 04:01:44 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.7
Date-Time
  • Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 04:01:44 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 01:01:44 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 16.09N 48.70W
    Depth 10.0 kilometers
    Region NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
    Distances 1215 km (760 miles) ENE of BRIDGETOWN, Barbados
    1455 km (910 miles) NE of GEORGETOWN, Guyana
    1875 km (1160 miles) E of SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 9.2 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=72, Nph=72, Dmin=1212.3 km, Rmss=0.74 sec, Erho=9.2 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=117.9 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usxlat

    Earthquake Location

     


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