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Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 6.8 Mw Earthquake Recorded at UWM
Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 6.8 Mw Earthquake Focal Mechanism
Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 6.8 Mw Earthquake Focal Mechanism

Earthquake Details

Location: Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Date: February 8, 2008
Time: 09:38:14 UTC; 3:38:14 am CST.
Latitude: 10.70 N
Longitude: 41.88 W
Magnitudes: 6.8 Mw
Depth: 4 km
Distance: 51.28 deg (3,541 miles from Milwaukee)

Seismogram Explanation

P-wave arrival time: 9:47:18 UTC; 3:47:18 am CST.
S-wave arrival time: 9:54:36 UTC; 3:54:36 am CST.
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.