== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
***This event supersedes event PT08052911.
Region: SVALBARD REGION
Geographic coordinates: 77.051N, 18.349E
Magnitude: 6.2 Mw
Depth: 10 km
Universal Time (UTC): 21 Feb 2008 02:46:18
Time near the Epicenter: 21 Feb 2008 03:46:18
Local standard time in your area: 21 Feb 2008 03:46:18
Location with respect to nearby cities:
1011 km (628 miles) NNW (339 degrees) of Murmansk, Russia
1898 km (1179 miles) N (355 degrees) of HELSINKI, Finland
ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2008nsag
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC
For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recen…/us2008nsag.php
or
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/
National Earthquake Information Center
U.S. Geological Survey
http://neic.usgs.gov