Hi,

The reason for this earthquake is not clear. But I need to check better
for the other information about older earthquakes in that area. EMSC
only has data to 1960 on it's maps.

Here is USGS info on the earthquake.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010uycs.php#su=
mmary

Regards,
J=F3n Fr=EDmann.

On m=E1n, 2010-04-12 at 18:22 +1000, Dave Nelson wrote:
> Hi again Jon,
>                      you need to do a little more research  :)
>   this is not the deepest quake in this area it was well beaten by a M7.1
> in 1954 that was 650km deep !!!    very deep quakes in this region are
> not unheard of just not common.
>     The opinion of some researchers is that maybe its an old block of the=
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> original
> subducted lithospheric material that may still be producing occassional e=
vents.
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> cheers
> Dave N
> Sydney
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> At 08:07 AM 4/12/2010 +0000, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> >This earthquake appears to be bit strange according to the EMSC website.
> >As there has never been recored such deep earthquake there before.
> >http://www.emsc-csem.org/index.php?page=3Dcurrent&sub=3Ddetail&id=3D1640=
36#
> >This is a strange one it seems.
> >Regards,
> >J=F3n Fr=EDmann.
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