Wow-5.2 earthquake strikes Gulf of Mexico

[JTD]

2006/02/10 04:14 M 5.2 GULF OF MEXICO Z= 10km 27.63N 90.14W

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A magnitude 5.2 earthquake IN GULF OF MEXICO has occurred at:
27.63N 90.14W Depth 10km Fri Feb 10 04:14:17 2006 UTC

Time: Universal Time (UTC) Fri Feb 10 04:14:17 2006
Time Near Epicenter Thu Feb 9 22:14:17 2006
Eastern Standard Time (EST) Thu Feb 9 23:14:17 2006
Central Standard Time (CST) Thu Feb 9 22:14:17 2006
Mountain Standard Time (MST) Thu Feb 9 21:14:17 2006
Pacific Standard Time (PST) Thu Feb 9 20:14:17 2006
Alaska Standard Time (AST) Thu Feb 9 19:14:17 2006
Hawaii Standard Time (HST) Thu Feb 9 18:14:17 2006

Location with respect to nearby cities:
200 km (125 miles) SSW of Buras, Louisiana
225 km (140 miles) SSE of Houma, Louisiana
255 km (160 miles) S of New Orleans, Louisiana
325 km (205 miles) SSE of BATON ROUGE, Louisiana

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Flinn-Engdahl Region Number = 526

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