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5.4 Earthquake: Gaspé Peninsula, Québec, Canada
Earthquake.usgs.gov ^ | Sunday, March 6th, 2005

Posted on 03/06/2005 12:16:15 AM PST by M. Espinola

A moderate earthquake occurred at 06:17:49 (UTC) on Sunday, March 6th, 2005. The magnitude 5.4 event has been located in GASPE PENINSULA, CANADA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Magnitude 5.4

Date-Time Sunday, March 6th, 2005 at 06:17:49 (UTC)

= Coordinated Universal Time

Sunday, March 6th, 2005 at 1:17:49 AM

= local time at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 47.750°N, 69.730°W

Depth 18 km (11.2 miles) set by location program

Region GASPE PENINSULA, CANADA

Distances 102 km (63 miles) WNW (303°) from Fort Kent, ME

106 km (66 miles) SE (126°) from La Baie, Québec, Canada

114 km (71 miles) WNW (293°) from Madawaska, ME

153 km (95 miles) NE (47°) from Québec, Québec, Canada

Parameters Nst= 84, Nph= 84, Dmin=176.8 km, Rmss=0 sec, Gp= 47°, M-type="Nuttli" surface wave magnitude (MLg), Version=7

Source: Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada


TOPICS: Canada
KEYWORDS: canada; earthquakes; qubec

1 posted on 03/06/2005 12:16:16 AM PST by M. Espinola
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To: M. Espinola
Translating the UTC event time into a few world timezones:

Sun, 06 Mar 2005 06:17:49 +0000 (UTC [UTC])
Sun, 06 Mar 2005 19:17:49 +1300 (Pacific/Auckland [NZDT])
Sun, 06 Mar 2005 17:17:49 +1100 (Australia/Sydney [EST])
Sun, 06 Mar 2005 15:17:49 +0900 (Asia/Tokyo [JST])
Sun, 06 Mar 2005 14:17:49 +0800 (Asia/Hong_Kong [HKT])
Sun, 06 Mar 2005 11:47:49 +0530 (Asia/Calcutta [IST])
Sun, 06 Mar 2005 09:17:49 +0300 (Europe/Moscow [MSK])
Sun, 06 Mar 2005 08:17:49 +0200 (Asia/Jerusalem [IST])
Sun, 06 Mar 2005 07:17:49 +0100 (Europe/Amsterdam [CET])
Sun, 06 Mar 2005 06:17:49 +0000 (Europe/London [GMT])
Sun, 06 Mar 2005 03:17:49 -0300 (America/Sao_Paulo [BRT])
Sun, 06 Mar 2005 03:17:49 -0300 (America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires [ART])
Sun, 06 Mar 2005 01:17:49 -0500 (America/New_York [EST])
Sun, 06 Mar 2005 00:17:49 -0600 (America/Chicago [CST])
Sat, 05 Mar 2005 23:17:49 -0700 (America/Denver [MST])
Sat, 05 Mar 2005 22:17:49 -0800 (America/Los_Angeles [PST])
Sat, 05 Mar 2005 20:17:49 -1000 (Pacific/Honolulu [HST])

2 posted on 03/06/2005 12:29:49 AM PST by sourcery (Resistance is futile: We are the Blog)
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To: M. Espinola
Earthquake at the North Pole. 5.0

!!!!!!!!!!

3 posted on 03/06/2005 10:26:21 AM PST by RightWhale (Please correct if cosmic balance requires.)
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To: RightWhale
And 6.3

The North Pole

4 posted on 03/06/2005 10:40:47 AM PST by RightWhale (Please correct if cosmic balance requires.)
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