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Magnitude 5.5 - PUERTO RICO REGION

2008 November 02 20:42:37 UTC

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Magnitude

5.5

Date-Time

Sunday, November 02, 2008 at 20:42:37 UTC

Sunday, November 02, 2008 at 04:42:37 PM at epicenter

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Location

19.431°N, 66.383°W

Depth

10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program

Region

PUERTO RICO REGION

Distances

107 km (66 miles) N (357°) from Breñas, PR

108 km (67 miles) N (354°) from Dorado, PR

108 km (67 miles) N (358°) from Sabana, PR

109 km (68 miles) NNW (346°) from SAN JUAN, Puerto
Rico

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Error estimate not available

Parameters

NST=185, Nph=185, Dmin=131.4 km, Rmss=0 sec, Gp=
32°,
M-type=duration magnitude (Md), Version=7

Source

Red Sísmica de Puerto Rico, Universidad de Puerto Rico,
Mayagüez

Event
ID

us2008yxb6

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