This data set corresponds to the earthquakes occurred in the Northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, from 25/Nov/1924 to 31/Jul/2010. The area is limited by the coordinates 41 N--44 N and 6 W--10 W, involving the autonomic region of Galicia (Spain) and northern Portugal.
data(nwip)A data frame with 3491 observations on the following 10 variables, corresponding to the earthquake epicenters and time of ocurrence.
dayDay
monthMonth
yearYear
hourHour
minuteMinute
secondsecond
latitudeLatitude in degrees
longitudeLongitude in degrees
depthDepth in km
magnitudeMagnitude in Richter Scale
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