Monday, January 30, 2012

EARTHQUAKE (Magnitude 4.1) STRUCK MARTINIQUE REGION, WINDWARD ISLANDS

An earthquake (magnitude 4.1) struck Martinique and the Windward Islands on Sunday at 11:33:14 UTC.


Below is a summary of the quake:





4.1
·         Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 11:33:14 UTC
·         Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 07:33:14 AM at epicenter
14.280°N, 60.246°W
68.6 km (42.6 miles)
MARTINIQUE REGION, WINDWARD ISLANDS
86 km (53 miles) ENE of CASTRIES, St. Lucia
96 km (59 miles) ESE of FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique
147 km (91 miles) NNW of BRIDGETOWN, Barbados
782 km (485 miles) SE of SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico
horizontal +/- 30.3 km (18.8 miles); depth +/- 38.1 km (23.7 miles)
NST= 15, Nph= 20, Dmin=109.1 km, Rmss=1.43 sec, Gp=184°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7
·         Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

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