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EARTHQUAKE on 11/10/2008 at 10:40 (UTC) VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION 79 km NW The settlement MAGNITUDE: Mw 6.1 Data provided by: BRA GFU GFZ IMP INGV LDG LED LJU NEIC NEWS ODC PTWC ZAMG Latitude = 19.28 N Longitude = 64.78 W Origin Time = 10:40:13.7 (UTC) Depth = 30 Km (f) RMS = 1.27 sec Gap = 35 degrees 95% confidence ellipse: - Semi major = 3.3 Km - Semi minor = 2.3 Km - Azimuth of major axis = 170 degrees Number of data used = 419 Preliminary location computed on Sat Oct 11 11:06:20 2008 (UTC) Done by J G Comments : Message number: 1115 All magnitudes estimations : mb6.0 (BRA) M 6.5 (GFZ) mb5.8 (INGV) mb5.9 (LDG) mb5.9 (LED) Mw6.1 (NEIC) mb5.1 (NEWS) mb6.2 (ODC) Mw6.0 (PTWC) mb5.7 (ZAMG) P.S.: For additional information, please contact EMSC at: - Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Web : http://www.emsc-csem.org (maps available) - Fax : 33 1 69 26 70 00 -- Posted By Breaking News to Break News at 10/11/2008 02:06:00 PM
