== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

***This event supersedes event PT09232000.


Region: NORWEGIAN SEA
Geographic coordinates: 72.222N, 0.893E
Magnitude: 6.1 Mw
Depth: 10 km
Universal Time (UTC): 20 Aug 2009 06:35:05
Time near the Epicenter: 20 Aug 2009 06:35:05
Local standard time in your area: 20 Aug 2009 13:35:05

Location with respect to nearby cities:
1054 km (655 miles) NNW (342 degrees) of Trondheim, Norway
1288 km (800 miles) NE (36 degrees) of REYKJAVIK, Iceland


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2009knal

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/us2009knal.php
or
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/

National Earthquake Information Center
U.S. Geological Survey
http://neic.usgs.gov/


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