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Magnitude 6 Earthquake: Leeward Islands

Summary

The red marker denotes the earthquake epicenter.

On Sat Mar 19th 2016 11:26:34 (UTC) the seismic network recorded an earthquake (preliminary 6 mww) located in Leeward Islands. Seismic region Caribbean Loop.

The epicentral distance (i.e. distance separating the location to the epicenter) to the closest station TIGA in the network is 2,747.0 km.

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Details

Time:Sat Mar 19th 2016 11:26:34 (UTC)
Magnitude:6 mww
Location:(17.9908,-60.6998)
Depth:32.0 km
Author:USGS:us
evid,orid:3521597,3807605
nass,ndef:346,0
Authoritative:y

Proximity to Population Centers

Event and active stations

The red marker denotes the earthquake epicenter.

Seismic waveforms for closest station

Closest station with identified signal. Not filtered.

Seismic waveforms for vertical channels in network

Subset of several stations close to the event. Not filtered.

Signal description at some stations

STA_CHANS-E DeltaS-E AzimuthPhase TimeSignal/NoiseTime ResidualV. ModelAutharid
TIGA_BHZ24.676°117.61°P2016-03-19 11:31:52.5593 UTC17.850.649iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863119
M65A_BHZ25.06°157.18°P2016-03-19 11:31:54.4415 UTC6.5478-0.955iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863122
KMSC_BHZ25.09°127.78°P2016-03-19 11:31:55.2254 UTC145.48-0.449iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863121
N59A_BHZ26.325°146.11°P2016-03-19 11:32:06.8066 UTC47.709-0.06iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863126
L61B_BHZ26.495°153.73°P2016-03-19 11:32:07.7 UTC35.845-0.699iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863127
O56A_BHZ27.081°140.14°P2016-03-19 11:32:13.8142 UTC59.7340.137iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863128
N54A_BHZ28.311°138.51°P2016-03-19 11:32:24.6456 UTC23.402-0.03iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863136
O53A_BHZ28.423°135.56°P2016-03-19 11:32:25.6351 UTC31.417-0.037iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863138
P52A_BHZ28.496°133.24°P2016-03-19 11:32:25.4846 UTC21.618-0.838iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863137
M54A_BHZ28.565°139.73°P2016-03-19 11:32:26.4022 UTC30.538-0.528iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863139
M53A_BHZ29.011°137.94°P2016-03-19 11:32:30.2431 UTC6.9023-0.657iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863140
P49A_BHZ29.93°129.12°P2016-03-19 11:32:38.3202 UTC74.05-0.719iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863144
O48B_BHZ30.648°129.43°P2016-03-19 11:32:44.2055 UTC44.701-1.176iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863147
SFIN_BHZ31.888°126.83°P2016-03-19 11:32:55.9826 UTC18.873-0.3iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863149
Z41A_BHZ32.531°109.96°P2016-03-19 11:33:02.6144 UTC20.690.701iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863150
W41B_BHZ32.811°113.31°P2016-03-19 11:33:03.775 UTC119.81-0.582iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863151
X40A_BHZ32.993°111.71°P2016-03-19 11:33:05.5624 UTC97.014-0.38iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863152
L44A_BHZ33.467°127.94°P2016-03-19 11:33:10.525 UTC24.7160.454iasp91tele2863155
U40A_BHZ33.738°114.31°P2016-03-19 11:33:11.9 UTC111.48-0.522iasp91tele2863156
W39A_BHZ33.979°111.73°P2016-03-19 11:33:14.75 UTC137.650.237iasp91tele2863158
TUL1_BHZ35.761°110.67°P2016-03-19 11:33:29.075 UTC147.65-0.783iasp91tele2863160
WHTX_BHZ35.912°103.99°P2016-03-19 11:33:32.625 UTC10.2881.473iasp91tele2863161
833A_BHZ36.87°97.69°P2016-03-19 11:33:40.375 UTC79.9191.059iasp91tele2863163
ABTX_BHZ37.857°103.06°P2016-03-19 11:33:47.725 UTC80.6560.05iasp91tele2863167
SPMN_BHZ38.121°125.03°P2016-03-19 11:33:48.75 UTC89.679-1.149iasp91tele2863168
BGNE_BHZ39.592°114.84°P2016-03-19 11:34:01.65 UTC56.154-0.566iasp91tele2863172
MSTX_BHZ40.704°102.25°P2016-03-19 11:34:10.825 UTC116.44-0.599iasp91tele2863176
SUSD_BHZ41.454°117.18°P2016-03-19 11:34:16.725 UTC73.39-0.868iasp91tele2863179
KSCO_BHZ41.905°107.91°P2016-03-19 11:34:20.95 UTC66.557-0.331iasp91tele2863183
T25A_BHZ42.733°104.41°P2016-03-19 11:34:27.85 UTC148.86-0.167iasp91tele2863188
MDND_BHZ43.473°119.75°P2016-03-19 11:34:33.3 UTC54.8-0.7iasp91tele2863191
Q24A_BHZ43.768°105.67°P2016-03-19 11:34:37.15 UTC18.9460.774iasp91tele2863195
Y22D_BHZ44.101°99.33°P2016-03-19 11:34:40.9 UTC7.82111.852iasp91tele2863197
121A_BHZ44.594°97.19°P2016-03-19 11:34:44.025 UTC103.771.032iasp91tele2863201
S22A_BHZ44.742°103.08°P2016-03-19 11:34:44.325 UTC140.530.153iasp91tele2863203
N23A_BHZ44.894°106.88°P2016-03-19 11:34:46.525 UTC60.2811.141iasp91tele2863204
K22A_BHZ45.834°108.02°P2016-03-19 11:34:52.625 UTC148.5-0.204iasp91tele2863206
O20A_BHZ46.374°104.21°P2016-03-19 11:34:57.925 UTC33.7210.845iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863212
W18A_BHZ46.551°98.4°P2016-03-19 11:34:58.7812 UTC29.7390.308iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863215
214A_BHZ48.772°93.59°P2016-03-19 11:35:16.6128 UTC61.4750.899iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863223
H17A_BHZ49.153°105.97°P2016-03-19 11:35:19.4023 UTC32.2660.77iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863224
R11A_BHZ51.634°97.12°P2016-03-19 11:35:38.1696 UTC77.6810.772iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863421
TPFO_BHZ51.923°92.84°P2016-03-19 11:35:40.7001 UTC27.4081.143iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863260
J05D_BHZ56.473°96.61°P2016-03-19 11:36:13.1671 UTC79.3390.444iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863300
O03E_BHZ56.611°94.24°P2016-03-19 11:36:13.7287 UTC32.8880.018iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863302
I05D_BHZ56.675°97.22°P2016-03-19 11:36:15.1539 UTC31.1350.994iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863306
M04C_BHZ56.762°95.18°P2016-03-19 11:36:14.75 UTC130.46-0.028iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863304
G05D_BHZ56.777°97.82°P2016-03-19 11:36:15.6318 UTC26.3250.745iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863311
K04D_BHZ56.779°95.79°P2016-03-19 11:36:16.0913 UTC7.0131.19iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863310
C06D_BHZ56.903°99.89°P2016-03-19 11:36:15.75 UTC9.2274-0.031iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863308
F05D_BHZ56.965°98.13°P2016-03-19 11:36:16.9588 UTC38.9440.735iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863314
J04D_BHZ57.101°95.93°P2016-03-19 11:36:17.6652 UTC48.7970.481iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863319
L04D_BHZ57.145°95.13°P2016-03-19 11:36:17.6348 UTC37.980.137iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863317
N02D_BHZ57.344°94.06°P2016-03-19 11:36:17.6448 UTC38.824-1.258iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863315
O02D_BHZ57.355°93.49°P2016-03-19 11:36:17.5328 UTC21.951-1.446iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863320
I04A_BHZ57.377°96.07°P2016-03-19 11:36:19.5234 UTC11.810.39iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863327
M02C_BHZ57.486°94.22°P2016-03-19 11:36:19.0187 UTC34.053-0.885iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863324
H04D_BHZ57.688°96.28°P2016-03-19 11:36:20.7874 UTC18.136-0.54iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863328
B05D_BHZ57.751°99.13°P2016-03-19 11:36:19.1472 UTC17.199-2.623iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863322
E04D_BHZ57.817°97.69°P2016-03-19 11:36:21.0712 UTC10.629-1.162iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863330
D04E_BHZ58.039°97.91°P2016-03-19 11:36:22.3547 UTC-1-1.442iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602866207
I03D_BHZ58.041°95.31°P2016-03-19 11:36:23.1817 UTC11.765-0.625iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863336
F04D_BHZ58.06°97.05°P2016-03-19 11:36:24.1581 UTC-10.219iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602866208
L02E_BHZ58.099°94.18°P2016-03-19 11:36:23.418 UTC14.807-0.797iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863332
G03D_BHZ58.134°96.32°P2016-03-19 11:36:24.7197 UTC47.0340.259iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863339
K02D_BHZ58.186°94.46°P2016-03-19 11:36:24.2767 UTC21.979-0.544iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863341
D03D_BHZ58.302°97.88°P2016-03-19 11:36:23.9304 UTC6.8767-1.703iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863334
J01E_BHZ58.416°94.56°P2016-03-19 11:36:26.1858 UTC13.597-0.249iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863343
I02E_BHZ58.436°95.2°P2016-03-19 11:36:26.9775 UTC-10.404iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602866209
A36M_BHZ65.158°108.85°P2016-03-19 11:37:09.85 UTC30.392-2.018iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863347
P33M_BHZ65.598°96.31°P2016-03-19 11:37:14.7036 UTC22.654-0.015iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863351
M31M_BHZ66.561°95.77°P2016-03-19 11:37:21.0439 UTC30.3040.135iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863356
N31M_BHZ67.151°94.22°P2016-03-19 11:37:24.432 UTC30.024-0.241iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863422
M30M_BHZ67.701°93.76°P2016-03-19 11:37:27.5774 UTC26.931-0.578iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863423
EPYK_BHZ67.971°95.37°P2016-03-19 11:37:28.1518 UTC-1-1.704iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602866213
I29M_BHZ68.54°93.5°P2016-03-19 11:37:31.6613 UTC14.875-1.762iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863424
L27K_BHZ70.013°89.44°P2016-03-19 11:37:42.175 UTC34.218-0.372iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863428
M27K_BHZ70.045°89.14°P2016-03-19 11:37:42.6733 UTC20.493-0.069iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863429
L26K_BHZ70.703°88.08°P2016-03-19 11:37:46.6 UTC27.769-0.165iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863431
J26L_BHZ70.753°88.4°P2016-03-19 11:37:46.075 UTC20.528-0.995iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863430
N25K_BHZ71.35°86.49°P2016-03-19 11:37:50.7179 UTC16.1470.024iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863435
HARP_BHZ71.562°86.27°P2016-03-19 11:37:51.9554 UTC9.006-0.016iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863438
M24K_BHZ72.056°85.29°P2016-03-19 11:37:54.3542 UTC-1-0.588iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602866216
POKR_BHZ72.362°85.14°P2016-03-19 11:37:55.775 UTC20.149-0.998iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863442
H24K_BHZ72.484°84.96°P2016-03-19 11:37:56.55 UTC20.479-0.949iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863443
TCOL_BHZ72.564°84.68°P2016-03-19 11:37:56.8788 UTC12.683-1.098iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863444
TOLK_BHZ72.874°84.29°P2016-03-19 11:37:58.5596 UTC12.736-1.26iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863447
I23K_BHZ73.166°83.42°P2016-03-19 11:38:00.6423 UTC17.947-0.901iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863450
M22K_BHZ73.941°81.76°P2016-03-19 11:38:06.0469 UTC-1-0.054iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602866225
I21K_BHZ74.252°81.1°P2016-03-19 11:38:06.6684 UTC7.8646-1.254iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863455
H21K_BHZ74.514°80.49°P2016-03-19 11:38:08.1373 UTC37.591-1.307iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863458
A21K_BHZ74.859°78.54°P2016-03-19 11:38:11.3017 UTC22.462-0.143iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863460
J20K_BHZ75.338°78.91°P2016-03-19 11:38:12.8444 UTC8.0326-1.363iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863461
K20K_BHZ75.464°78.77°P2016-03-19 11:38:13.6178 UTC16.655-1.31iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863462
L20K_BHZ75.55°78.71°P2016-03-19 11:38:13.7286 UTC9.3471-1.695iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863463
M19K_BHZ75.899°78.13°P2016-03-19 11:38:16.2191 UTC-1-1.203iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602866229
L19K_BHZ76.054°77.8°P2016-03-19 11:38:16.606 UTC8.8025-1.695iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602863464
N19K_BHZ76.17°77.79°P2016-03-19 11:38:17.9791 UTC-1-0.985iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602866230
O19K_BHZ76.222°77.78°P2016-03-19 11:38:17.9446 UTC-1-1.315iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602866231
P18K_BHZ76.845°76.83°P2016-03-19 11:38:21.6107 UTC-1-1.173iasp91dbp:mcwhite:1602866232

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