CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE QUAKES

5.1 Mb - CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.1 Mb
Date-Time
24 May 2008 13:21:28 UTC
24 May 2008 12:21:28 near epicenter
24 May 2008 07:21:28 standard time in your timezone
Location
0.314S 19.014W
Depth
10 km
Distances
1168 km (726 miles) SSW (213 degrees) of FREETOWN, Sierra Leone
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 16.0 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 26; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 1.06 seconds; Gp = 118°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008skbb

6.4 Mw - CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
6.4 Mw
Date-Time
23 May 2008 19:35:35 UTC
23 May 2008 17:35:35 near epicenter
23 May 2008 13:35:35 standard time in your timezone
Location
7.261N 34.882W
Depth
10 km
Distances
1291 km (802 miles) NNE (19 degrees) of Fortaleza, Brazil
1505 km (935 miles) WSW (237 degrees) of PRAIA, Cape Verde
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 6.4 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 94; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 0.78 seconds; Gp = 93°M-type = Mw; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008sjbz ***This event supersedes event AT00157133.
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