Saturday, March 29, 2008

ALEUTIAN ISLANDS QUAKES

The Aleutian Islands ave been experiencing intense seismic activity lately.I've counted 86 quakes above 3.0 magnitude this last month till today with three quakes above 5.0 and one 6.2 magnitude registered the past march 22nd as follows:
6.2 Mw - ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS.
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
6.2 Mw
Date-Time
22 Mar 2008 21:24:12 UTC
22 Mar 2008 11:24:12 near epicenter
22 Mar 2008 15:24:12 standard time in your timezone
Location
52.128N 178.587W
Depth
132 km
Distances
136 km (84 miles) WNW (282 degrees) of Adak, AK
298 km (185 miles) W (270 degrees) of Atka, AK
2006 km (1246 miles) WSW (253 degrees) of Anchorage, AK
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 5.7 km; Vertical 6.4 km
Parameters
Nph = 119; Dmin = 133.6 km; Rmss = 1.08 seconds; Gp = 54°M-type = Mw; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008pxby ***This event supersedes event AK00032723.
For updates, maps, and technical information, see:
Event Page or U.S.G.S. Earthquake Hazards Program
National Earthquake Information CenterU.S. Geological Survey
As in the days of Noah....

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