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Magnitude 6.9 - NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE

2008 February 08 09:38:14 UTC

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Magnitude

6.9

Date-Time

Friday, February 08, 2008 at 09:38:14 UTC

Friday, February 08, 2008 at 06:38:14 AM at epicenter

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Location

10.733°N, 41.884°W

Depth

10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program

Region

NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE

Distances

1530 km (950 miles) NNE of
Belem, Para, Brazil

Location
Uncertainty

horizontal +/- 5.2 km (3.2 miles); depth fixed by location
program

Parameters

Nst=203, Nph=203, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.85 sec, Gp=
40°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=A

Source

USGS NEIC
(WDCS-D)

Event
ID

us2008nean

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Earthquake Summary

The following is a release by the United States Geological Survey, National
Earthquake Information Center: An earthquake occurred 1530 km (950 miles) NNE of
Belem, Para, Brazil at 2:38 AM MST, Feb 8, 2008 (6:38 AM local time in N
Mid-atlantic). The magnitude and location may be revised when additional data
and further analysis results are available. There have been no reports of
damage.

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