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Magnitude 4.2 - PUERTO RICO REGION

2008 November 08 13:57:49 UTC

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Magnitude

4.2

Date-Time

Saturday, November 08, 2008 at 13:57:49 UTC

Saturday, November 08, 2008 at 09:57:49 AM at epicenter

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Location

19.401°N, 66.354°W

Depth

28.8 km (17.9 miles) (poorly constrained)

Region

PUERTO RICO REGION

Distances

103 km (64 miles) N (359°) from Breñas, PR

104 km (65 miles) N (355°) from Dorado, PR

105 km (65 miles) N (360°) from Sabana, PR

105 km (65 miles) NNW (347°) from SAN JUAN, Puerto
Rico

Location
Uncertainty

horizontal +/- 2.1 km (1.3 miles); depth +/- 29 km (18.0 miles)

Parameters

Nph=027, Dmin=124.1 km, Rmss=0.43 sec, Gp=220°,
M-type=duration
magnitude (Md), Version=1

Source

Puerto Rico Seismic
Network, University of Puerto Rico

Event
ID

prp0831309

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