Magnitude 6.8 - JAN MAYEN ISLAND REGION

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2012 August 30 13:43:24 UTC

Magnitude	6.8
Date-Time	Thursday, August 30, 2012 at 13:43:24 UTC Thursday, August 30, 2012 at 12:43:24 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	71.461°N, 10.919°W
Depth	9.9 km (6.2 miles)
Region	JAN MAYEN ISLAND REGION
Distances	93 km (57 miles) NW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen 709 km (440 miles) NNE of Akureyri, Iceland 939 km (583 miles) NNE of Reykjavik, Iceland 942 km (585 miles) NNE of Kopavogur, Iceland
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 13.4 km (8.3 miles); depth +/- 2.7 km (1.7 miles)
Parameters	NST=651, Nph=658, Dmin=416.3 km, Rmss=1.07 sec, Gp= 40°, M-type=(unknown type), Version=B
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc000cb69

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