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Magnitude 5.2 - VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION

2007 December 28 03:34:14 UTC

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Magnitude

5.2

Date-Time

Friday, December 28, 2007 at 03:34:14 UTC

Thursday, December 27, 2007 at 11:34:14 PM at epicenter

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Location

19.201°N, 64.816°W

Depth

37 km (23.0 miles)

Region

VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION

Distances

74 km (46 miles) NW (315°) from Settlement, Anegada, British
Virgin Islands

86 km (54 miles) N (353°) from Little Harbour, Jost van Dyke,
British Virgin Islands

86 km (54 miles) NNW (343°) from East End-Long Look, Tortola,
British Virgin Islands

86 km (54 miles) NNW (346°) from ROAD TOWN, British Virgin
Islands

151 km (94 miles) NE (54°) from Carolina, PR

Location
Uncertainty

horizontal +/- 12.9 km (8.0 miles); depth +/- 19.5 km (12.1
miles)

Parameters

Nst= 49, Nph= 49, Dmin=95 km, Rmss=1.4 sec, Gp=144°,
M-type=body
magnitude (Mb), Version=7

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USGS NEIC
(WDCS-D)

Event
ID

us2007llab

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