6.6 Mwb - JAN MAYEN ISLAND REGION

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude	6.6 Mwb
Date-Time	30 Aug 2012 13:43:24 UTC 30 Aug 2012 12:43:24 near epicenter 30 Aug 2012 05:43:24 standard time in your timezone
Location	71.462N 10.723W
Depth	8 km
Distances	422 km (262 miles) ENE (70 degrees) of Ittoqqortoormiit (Scoresbysund), Greenld 937 km (582 miles) NNE (25 degrees) of REYKJAVIK, Iceland
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 13.9 km; Vertical 2.8 km
Parameters	Nph = 591; Dmin = 424.0 km; Rmss = 1.08 seconds; Gp = 40° M-type = Mwb; Version = 7
Event ID	us c000cb69

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