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Samoa Islands Region 6.7 Mw Earthquake Recorded at UWM
Samoa Islands Region 6.7 Mw Earthquake Focal Mechanism
Samoa Islands Region 6.7 Mw Earthquake Focal Mechanism

Earthquake Details

Location: Samoa Islands Region
Date: September 28, 2006
Time: 06:22:11 UTC; 1:22:11 am CDT
Latitude: 16.57 S
Longitude: 172.04 W
Magnitude: 6.7 Mw
Depth: 36 km
Distance: 96.96 deg (6,695 miles from Milwaukee)

Seismogram Explanation

P-wave arrival time: 06:35:38 UTC; 6:35:38 am CDT.
S-wave arrival time: Not verified.
The vertical axis is in units of displacement in centimeters.
The horizontal axis is in units of time in seconds.
The beginning of the file is the origin of the event.