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Earthquake off Dominica (Today) [ARCHIVED]

Earthquake off DominicaYes this is true; there was another earthquake today, right here in the Caribbean, but this time, in only one island. The earthquake was off Dominica. As Soon I find more information ill, post more.

Earthquake Details below:

Magnitude 5.4

Date & Time

·Wednesday, December 05, 2007 at 12:11:23 UTC
·Wednesday, December 05, 2007 at 08:11:23 AM at epicenter (Barbados Time)

Location:

15.041°N, 61.315°W

Depth :

162.7 km (101.1 miles) set by location program

Region :

DOMINICA REGION, LEEWARD ISLANDS

Distances:

21 km (13 miles) S (178°) from Grand Bay, Saint Patrick, Dominica
22 km (14 miles) S (178°) from Berekua, Saint Patrick, Dominica
23 km (14 miles) SSE (165°) from Soufrière, Saint Mark, Dominica
30 km (18 miles) SSE (166°) from ROSEAU, Dominica
283 km (176 miles) NW (320°) from BRIDGETOWN, Barbados

Location Uncertainty:

horizontal +/- 7.1 km (4.4 miles); depth fixed by location program

Parameters:

Nst=138, Nph=138, Dmin=38.3 km, Rmss=1.08 sec, Gp= 29°,
M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=8

Source:

SGS NEIC (WDCS-D), CBC

Event ID:

us2007knax

(Last updated 5th, December, 2007)

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