This is a first, quake in the Antartic

I don't think I have ever seen a quake in this region before? Anyone else?


Jim_bo
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Magnitude 5.3 - ARCTIC OCEAN
2008 November 18 04:52:51 UTC
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Earthquake Details
Magnitude 5.3
Date-Time Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 04:52:51 UTC
Monday, November 17, 2008 at 08:52:51 PM at epicenter

Location 79.744°N, 115.322°W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region ARCTIC OCEAN
Distances 400 km (249 miles) NNE (12°) from Mould Bay, NWT, Canada
1928 km (1198 miles) NNE (19°) from Fairbanks, AK

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 6.2 km (3.9 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST=153, Nph=157, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.97 sec, Gp= 58°,
M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)


Event ID us2008znaq



http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2008znaq.php

My goodness. There have been so many earthquakes lately. I'm really starting to get freaked out.

Didn't they recently find a lot of active volcanoes in the Arctic as well?

They are rare but do occur

See the site below for a list. Because there aren't many seismos in the area, scientists are not sure all quakes are recorded. Remember there are volcanos there.

http://www.volcanolive.com/antarctica3.html

jim bo... shouldn't the thread title be "Arctic" not Antarctic?

Jarhead

i watch eq's a lot.... it's my hobby.
There have been earthquakes in the region before.... if You go to the historical map at the above site it will tell You where they occurred. However the frequency of these is greater than normal..... it's a real swarm. Swarms around volcanoes usually have lower readings 1's and 2's ...... not 5's. my thought is a fault releasing.....

here's the historical map...
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/neic_znav_h.html
jmvho......
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