Post by Paddy by Grace on Jun 8, 2009 12:24:28 GMT -7
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/US/Strong-60-quake-hits-mid-Atlantic-Ocean-USGS/articleshow/4626753.cms
WASHINGTON: A powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake shook the mid-Atlantic Ocean on Saturday east of the Caribbean, the US Geological Survey reported.
The quake struck 1,802 kilometers (1,120 miles) east-northeast of Saint John's, Antigua, at a depth of 10 kilometers (six miles) at 5:33 pm (2033 GMT), according to a preliminary USGS report.
A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration tsunami scientist, Bill Knight, said the quake was a "sub-threshold event" that did not merit a tsunami warning.
WASHINGTON: A powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake shook the mid-Atlantic Ocean on Saturday east of the Caribbean, the US Geological Survey reported.
The quake struck 1,802 kilometers (1,120 miles) east-northeast of Saint John's, Antigua, at a depth of 10 kilometers (six miles) at 5:33 pm (2033 GMT), according to a preliminary USGS report.
A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration tsunami scientist, Bill Knight, said the quake was a "sub-threshold event" that did not merit a tsunami warning.