Western Brazil 6.9 Mw Earthquake Focal Mechanisms
| Earthquake Details | Seismogram Explanation |
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| Location: Western Brazil Date: October 12, 2002 Time: 20:09:11 (UTC); 3:09 pm CDT Latitude: 8.26 S Longitude: 71.58 W Magnitude: 6.9 Mw Depth: 532 km Distance: 53.20 deg (3673 miles from Milwaukee) | P-wave arrival time: 20:18 (UTC); 3:18 pm CDT. S-wave arrival time: not verified. The vertical axis is in units of displacement in centimeters. The horizontal axis is in units of time in seconds. The beginning of the file is the origin of the event. |