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Magnitude 6.4 - CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE

2008 May 23 19:35:35 UTC

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Magnitude

6.4

Date-Time

Friday, May 23, 2008 at 19:35:35 UTC

Friday, May 23, 2008 at 05:35:35 PM at epicenter

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Location

7.261°N, 34.883°W

Depth

10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program

Region

CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE

Distances

1365 km (840 miles) NE of Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil
1500 km
(930 miles) NE of Sao Luis, Maranhao, Brazil
1785 km (1110
miles) ENE of Belem, Para, Brazil
2925 km (1810 miles) NNE of
BRASILIA, Distrito Federal, Brazil

Location
Uncertainty

horizontal +/- 6.4 km (4.0 miles); depth fixed by location
program

Parameters

NST= 94, Nph= 94, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.78 sec, Gp=
94°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7

Source

USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event
ID

us2008sjbz

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