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Magnitude 5.3 - EAST OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA (Another quake near the top of the world)
USGS Earthquake Hazards ^ | March 6, 2005

Posted on 03/06/2005 8:13:15 PM PST by bd476

Magnitude 5.3 - EAST OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA
2005 March 7 03:44:30 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

A moderate earthquake occurred at 03:44:30 (UTC) on Monday, March 7, 2005. The magnitude 5.3 event has been located EAST OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Small globe showing earthquake

Magnitude 5.3
Date-Time Monday, March 7, 2005 at 03:44:30 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Monday, March 7, 2005 at 11:44:30 AM
= local time at epicenter

Location 81.507°N, 119.671°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region EAST OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA
Distances 1567 km (974 miles) NNE (18°) from Noril'sk, Russia
2984 km (1854 miles) NNW (341°) from Fairbanks, AK

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 7.1 km (4.4 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters Nst=100, Nph=100, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1 sec, Gp= 32°,
M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
Event ID usviag



TOPICS: Canada; News/Current Events; Russia; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: earthquake; northpole; quake
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To: UCANSEE2

Looks like the "ring of fire" is lit up pretty good.


61 posted on 03/07/2005 9:02:20 AM PST by CyberAnt (Pres. Bush: "Self-government relies, in the end, on the governing of the self.")
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To: Nightshift

poing


62 posted on 03/07/2005 9:02:55 AM PST by tutstar ( <{{---><Petition to Impeach Judge Greer http://www.petitiononline.com/ijg520/petition.html)
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To: CyberAnt

Burn, baby, burn.


63 posted on 03/07/2005 11:04:30 AM PST by UCANSEE2
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To: UCANSEE2

Gee .. thanks!


64 posted on 03/07/2005 12:18:16 PM PST by CyberAnt (Pres. Bush: "Self-government relies, in the end, on the governing of the self.")
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