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Magnitude 6.1 - NORTH OF ASCENSION ISLAND

2007 May 4 12:06:52 UTC

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Magnitude

6.1

Date-Time

Friday, May 4, 2007 at 12:06:52 (UTC)
= Coordinated
Universal Time

Friday, May 4, 2007 at 11:06:52 AM
= local time at
epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location

1.523°S, 14.869°W

Depth

10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program

Region

NORTH OF ASCENSION ISLAND

Distances

710 km (440 miles) N of
Ascension Island
975 km (600 miles) SW of Greenville,
Liberia
975 km (610 miles) SSW of MONROVIA, Liberia
1800
km (1120 miles) WSW of ACCRA, Ghana

Location
Uncertainty

horizontal +/- 9.4 km (5.8 miles); depth fixed by location
program

Parameters

Nst=117, Nph=117, Dmin=710.3 km, Rmss=1.33 sec, Gp=
47°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7

Source

USGS NEIC
(WDCS-D)

Event
ID

us2007byar

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

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