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Subject: 4.7 North Korea? Possibably nuclear test?
From: "tchannel" tchannel@............
Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 15:39:44 -0600
Hi Folks, Did anyone pick this up?? I have a very unusual signal =
during this hour, I will process it asap. =20
=20
The shallow, magnitude 4.7 seismic event that occurred on 25 May 2009 at =
00:54:43 UTC is linked to the claim of a nuclear test by North Korean =
officials. While the USGS cannot positively identify the seismic event =
as a nuclear test, it was shallow and located in the vicinity of the 9 =
October 2006 North Korean nuclear test (magnitude 4.3). Moreover, =
comparisons of the seismograms of the 9 October 2006 and 25 May 2009 =
events at individual seismic stations shows similar features, suggesting =
that the two events are in close spatial proximity and are the same type =
of source, although the more recent event is larger.
Hi Folks, Did anyone pick this=20
up?? I have a very unusual signal during this hour, I =
will=20
process it asap.
The shallow, magnitude 4.7 seismic event that occurred on 25 May =
2009 at=20
00:54:43 UTC is linked to the claim of a nuclear test by North Korean =
officials.=20
While the USGS cannot positively identify the seismic event as a nuclear =
test,=20
it was shallow and located in the vicinity of the
9 =
October=20
2006 North Korean nuclear test (magnitude 4.3). Moreover, =
comparisons of the=20
seismograms of the 9 October 2006 and 25 May 2009 events at individual =
seismic=20
stations shows similar features, suggesting that the two events are in =
close=20
spatial proximity and are the same type of source, although the more =
recent=20
event is larger.
Thanks, Ted
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