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Magnitude 5.6 - QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION

2008 January 05 10:39:15 UTC

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 5.6
Date-Time
  • Saturday, January 05, 2008 at 10:39:15 UTC
  • Saturday, January 05, 2008 at 02:39:15 AM at epicenter
Location 51.396°N, 130.252°W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
Distances
  • 387 km (240 miles) WNW (296°) from Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
  • 424 km (264 miles) SSE (167°) from Metlakatla, AK
  • 445 km (277 miles) SSE (168°) from Saxman, AK
  • 557 km (346 miles) WNW (298°) from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 8.4 km (5.2 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters Nph=108, Dmin=492 km, Rmss=1.17 sec, Gp=158°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source
Event ID us2008lvat
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