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Magnitude 6.8 - CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
2005 January 12 08:40:03 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

A strong earthquake occurred at 08:40:03 (UTC) on Wednesday, January 12, 2005. The magnitude 6.8 event has been located near the CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Magnitude 6.8

Date-Time Wednesday, January 12, 2005 at 08:40:03 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time
Wednesday, January 12, 2005 at 7:40:03 AM = local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 0.838°S, 21.209°W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
Distances
1095 km (680 miles) NW of Ascension Island
1290 km (800 miles) ENE of Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil
1710 km (1060 miles) ENE of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
3360 km (2090 miles) ENE of BRASILIA, Distrito Federal, Brazil

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 10 km (6.2 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters Nst=121, Nph=121, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.15 sec, Gp= 86°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=Q
Magnitude 6.8