Sunday 22 March 2009

Magnitude 4.2 Eathquake - HUDSON BAY ISLANDS, NUNAVUT, CANADA

2009 March 21 19:17:54 UTC

# Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 19:17:54 UTC
# Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 03:17:54 PM at epicenter

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2009elbg.php

Location    61.788°N, 79.211°W
Depth    10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region    HUDSON BAY ISLANDS, NUNAVUT, CANADA
Distances    195 km (120 miles) WSW of Salluit, Quebec, Canada
220 km (140 miles) NNW of Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
1740 km (1080 miles) NNW of QUEBEC, Quebec, Canada
1845 km (1150 miles) N of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Location Uncertainty    horizontal +/- 8.9 km (5.5 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters    NST= 41, Nph= 41, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.4 sec, Gp= 65°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=Q
Source    

    * USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID    us2009elbg

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