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EARTHQUAKE on 28/05/2009 at 08:24 (UTC) OFFSHORE HONDURAS 36 km NE Roatan MAGNITUDE: Mw 7.3 Data provided by: BGSG GFZ Latitude = 16.63 N Longitude = 86.38 W Origin Time = 08:24:44.4 (UTC) Depth = 2 Km RMS = 1.17 sec Gap = 85 degrees 95% confidence ellipse: - Semi major = 12.1 Km - Semi minor = 8.3 Km - Azimuth of major axis = 71 degrees Number of data used = 22 Preliminary location computed on Thu May 28 08:35:42 2009 (UTC) Done by Gilles Mazet-Roux Comments : Message number: 1197 All magnitudes estimations : Mw7.3 (BGSG) M 7.3 (GFZ) P.S.: For additional information, please contact EMSC at: - Email: [email protected] - Web : http://www.emsc-csem.org (maps available) - Fax : 33 1 69 26 70 00 -- Posted By Breaking News to BN at 5/28/2009 11:36:00 AM
