Recent Earthquakes in Central US
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==Lamont-Doherty Cooperative Seismographic Network
Version #2: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro earthquake occurred at 8:58:51 AM (CDT) on Tuesday, September 29, 2009
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The magnitude 1.6 event occurred 8 km (5 miles) N (4 degrees) of Bel Air, MD .
The hypocentral depth is 5 km ( 3 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.6 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 8:58:51 AM (CDT)
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 13:58:51 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Bel Air, MD - 8 km (5 miles) N (4 degrees) Jarrettsville, MD - 12 km (7 miles) E (88 degrees) Fallston, MD - 12 km (7 miles) NNE (30 degrees) Baltimore, MD - 42 km (26 miles) NNE (33 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 39 deg. 36.4 min. N (39.607N), 76 deg. 20.5 min. W ( 76.342W) |
| Depth | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 6, Nph= 13, Dmin=43.5 km, Rmss=0.21 sec, Erho=0.5 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=162 degrees |
| Event ID# | ld1025025 |
| Additional Information | map |
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