6.2 Mw - NORWEGIAN SEA

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude	6.2 Mw
Date-Time	24 May 2012 22:47:46 UTC 24 May 2012 22:47:46 near epicenter 24 May 2012 14:47:46 standard time in your timezone
Location	72.994N 5.651E
Depth	8 km
Distances	1078 km (670 miles) NW (307 degrees) of Murmansk, Russia 1468 km (912 miles) NE (36 degrees) of REYKJAVIK, Iceland
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 13.1 km; Vertical 2.8 km
Parameters	Nph = 505; Dmin = 650.1 km; Rmss = 1.05 seconds; Gp = 21° M-type = Mw; Version = 8
Event ID	US b0009ym3

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