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EARTHQUAKE on 15/01/2009 at 17:49 (UTC) EAST OF THE KURIL ISLANDS 181 km SE Sarychevo MAGNITUDE: Mw 7.7 Data provided by: BEO BGSG GFZ INGV LJU MON NEWS ODC PTWC WAR ZAMG Latitude = 47.10 N Longitude = 155.20 E Origin Time = 17:49:34.9 (UTC) Depth = 10 Km RMS = 1.09 sec Gap = 55 degrees 95% confidence ellipse: - Semi major = 8.7 Km - Semi minor = 6.8 Km - Azimuth of major axis = 113 degrees Number of data used = 206 Preliminary location computed on Thu Jan 15 18:13:26 2009 (UTC) Done by Bruno Hernandez Comments : Message number: 1151 All magnitudes estimations : mb6.8 (BEO) Mw7.8 (BGSG) Mw7.8 (BGSG) M 7.4 (GFZ) M 7.4 (GFZ) mb7.2 (INGV) mb6.5 (NEWS) mb6.5 (NEWS) mb5.9 (NEWS) mb5.9 (NEWS) mb6.0 (NEWS) mb6.0 (NEWS) mb6.1 (NEWS) mb7.2 (ODC) Mw7.5 (PTWC) Mw7.5 (PTWC) mb7.1 (WAR) mb7.1 (WAR) mb7.1 (ZAMG) mb7.1 (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 1/15/2009 08:14:00 PM
