== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

***This event supersedes event AT00207596.


Region: ICELAND
Geographic coordinates: 64.026N, 20.985W
Magnitude: 6.1 Mw
Depth: 10 km
Universal Time (UTC): 29 May 2008 15:46:01
Time near the Epicenter: 29 May 2008 15:46:01
Local standard time in your area: 29 May 2008 22:46:01

Location with respect to nearby cities:
50 km (31 miles) ESE (106 degrees) of REYKJAVIK, Iceland
119 km (74 miles) NW (306 degrees) of Vik, Iceland
230 km (143 miles) SW (218 degrees) of Akureyri, Iceland


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2008sqba

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC
For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2008sqba.php
or
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/

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U.S. Geological Survey
http://neic.usgs.gov