Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge Location for 6.0 Earthquake
6.0 Earthquake Occurs in Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
USGS via BBSNews 2006-06-06 -- A strong earthquake occurred in Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge at a depth of 10km at 6:27:08 UTC on June 5.
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A magnitude 6.0 earthquake IN CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE has occurred at:
1.18N 28.06W Depth 10km Mon Jun 5 06:27:08 2006 UTC
Time: Universal Time (UTC) Mon Jun 5 06:27:08 2006
Time Near Epicenter Mon Jun 5 04:27:08 2006
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) Mon Jun 5 02:27:08 2006
Central Daylight Time (CDT) Mon Jun 5 01:27:08 2006
Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) Mon Jun 5 00:27:08 2006
Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) Sun Jun 4 23:27:08 2006
Alaska Daylight Time (ADT) Sun Jun 4 22:27:08 2006
Hawaii Standard Time (HST) Sun Jun 4 20:27:08 2006
Location with respect to nearby cities:
740 km (460 miles) NE of Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil
1110 km (690 miles) NE of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
1275 km (790 miles) NE of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
2880 km (1790 miles) NE of BRASILIA, Distrito Federal, Brazil
For maps, additional information, and subsequent updates, please consult: Earthquake Information.
Flinn-Engdahl Region Number = 406
For the most significant earthquakes, information may also be available from the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program home page at http://earthquake.usgs.gov/ and the USGS home page at http://www.usgs.gov/.The earthquake information delivered in this breaking news story is preliminary and subject to revision after further review by the relevent authorities.
