Wednesday, January 9, 2008

6.2 quake hits Queen Charlotte Islands Region

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
6.2 Mw
Date-Time
9 Jan 2008 14:40:01 UTC
9 Jan 2008 06:40:01 near epicenter
9 Jan 2008 08:40:01 standard time in your timezone
Location
51.701N 131.095W
Depth
10 km
Distances
275 km (171 miles) WNW (296 degrees) of Port Hardy, BC, Canada
294 km (183 miles) S (191 degrees) of Prince Rupert, BC, Canada
382 km (238 miles) S (175 degrees) of Metlakatla, AK
624 km (388 miles) WNW (299 degrees) of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 6.8 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 91; Dmin = 519.6 km; Rmss = 1.03 seconds; Gp = 136°M-type = Mw; Version = 6
Event ID
US 2008lzas ***This event supersedes event AT00652000.
For updates, maps, and technical information, see:
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U.S.G.S. Earthquake Hazards Program
National Earthquake Information CenterU.S. Geological Survey
http://neic.usgs.gov/

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