Earthquake Location Magnitude 6.5 ACRE, BRAZIL

Earthquake Location

Magnitude 6.5 ACRE, BRAZIL
Monday, May 24, 2010 at 16:18:29 UTC

Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green

Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green

Map of BRAZIL

Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

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Magnitude 6.5 - ACRE, BRAZIL

2010 May 24 16:18:29 UTC

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Magnitude	6.5
Date-Time	Monday, May 24, 2010 at 16:18:29 UTC Monday, May 24, 2010 at 11:18:29 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	8.072°S, 71.569°W
Depth	580.5 km (360.7 miles)
Region	ACRE, BRAZIL
Distances	125 km (75 miles) ESE of Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil 330 km (205 miles) E of Pucallpa, Peru 460 km (285 miles) SSW of Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil 2715 km (1680 miles) WNW of BRASILIA, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 5.4 km (3.4 miles); depth +/- 6.7 km (4.2 miles)
Parameters	NST=326, Nph=326, Dmin=722.3 km, Rmss=0.87 sec, Gp= 29°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	us2010wrbc

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