Earthquake - Magnitude 5.2 - SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	5.2
Date-Time	Thursday, August 09, 2012 at 07:09:46 UTC Thursday, August 09, 2012 at 06:09:46 AM at epicenter
Location	33.128°S, 15.871°W
Depth	10.1 km (6.3 miles)
Region	SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
Distances	544 km (338 miles) NW of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, Saint Helena 2786 km (1731 miles) ESE of Sao Joao da Barra, Brazil 2796 km (1737 miles) ESE of Armacao de Buzios, Brazil 2797 km (1737 miles) ESE of Arraial do Cabo, Brazil
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 16.9 km (10.5 miles); depth +/- 3.8 km (2.4 miles)
Parameters	NST= 95, Nph= 96, Dmin=544.4 km, Rmss=0.48 sec, Gp= 58°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=9
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usb000bstp

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