7.7 Mwp - QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 7.7 Mwp
Date-Time
  • 28 Oct 2012 03:04:10 UTC
  • 27 Oct 2012 20:04:10 near epicenter
  • 27 Oct 2012 19:04:10 standard time in your timezone
Location 52.769N 131.927W
Depth 17 km
Distances
  • 202 km (126 miles) SSW (213 degrees) of Prince Rupert, BC, Canada
  • 263 km (164 miles) S (185 degrees) of Metlakatla, AK
  • 277 km (172 miles) SSE (167 degrees) of Hydaburg, AK
  • 727 km (452 miles) NW (306 degrees) of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 14.0 km; Vertical 4.0 km
Parameters Nph = 716; Dmin = 267.2 km; Rmss = 0.95 seconds; Gp = 59°
M-type = Mwp; Version = A
Event ID us b000df7n

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