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Magnitude 5.0 - QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION

2008 January 05 12:00:19 UTC

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 5.0
Date-Time
  • Saturday, January 05, 2008 at 12:00:19 UTC
  • Saturday, January 05, 2008 at 04:00:19 AM at epicenter
Location 51.550°N, 130.795°W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
Distances
  • 401 km (249 miles) S (172°) from Metlakatla, AK
  • 423 km (263 miles) S (172°) from Saxman, AK
  • 426 km (265 miles) S (172°) from Ketchikan, AK
  • 599 km (372 miles) WNW (298°) from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 11.3 km (7.0 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters Nph= 52, Dmin=539.9 km, Rmss=0.95 sec, Gp=166°,
M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=7
Source
Event ID us2008lvaz
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