August 30, 2012 – A 6.8 Magnitude Earthquake Struck the Jan Mayen Island Region: The quake hit at 12:43PM local time at a very shallow 9 kilometers (5 miles). It was 1:43PM in London (GMT), 9:43AM in New York, 8:43AM in Chicago, 7:43AM in Denver and 6:43AM in Los Angeles. The powerful tremor was located off east coast of Greenland and 262 miles ENE of Ittoggotoormiit, Greenland; and 582 miles NNE of Reykjavik, Iceland (see map).
The quake occurred along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, as shown in the map below:
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a divergent fault line, where two tectonic plates are moving away from each other; as shown in the schematic below:
Today’s earthquake is one of the strongest tremors to strike the Arctic Circle in the last decade.
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Futures trader using high volume and open interest futures markets. Also, a financial, weather and mundane astrologer with over 30 years of experience.
Three University degrees from California State University Northridge:
BS - Accounting
MS - Busines Administration
BA - Psychology
Served in the U. S. Army as an Armored Platoon Leader in the 5th Battalion, 68th Armored Regiment, 8th Infantry Division (Retired).
Have published three books and 36 articles available for sale through my blog:
Commodology - Secret of Soyobeans (Financial Astrology)
Timing is the Key (Financial Astrology)
Scum City, a fiction novel (no longer available, under contract to major publisher)
Currently resident of Las Vegas, NV, USA
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Great call Yamkin.
Bill