Recent Earthquakes in Central US
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==Cooperative New Madrid Seismic Network
Version #A: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro earthquake occurred at 9:38:16 AM (CST) on Wednesday, December 14, 2011
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The magnitude 1.7 event occurred 10 km (6 miles) NNW of Quitman, AR .
The hypocentral depth is 0.1 km (0.1 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.7 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 9:38:16 AM (CST)
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 15:38:16 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Quitman, AR - 10 km (6 miles) NNW (343 degrees) Higden, AR - 12 km (8 miles) SSW (199 degrees) Fairfield Bay, AR - 14 km (9 miles) SSE (168 degrees) North Little Rock, AR - 78 km (48 miles) N (1 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 35 deg. 28.1 min. N (35.469N), 92 deg. 14.8 min. W ( 92.246W) |
| Depth | 0.1 km (0.1 miles) |
| Quality | Poor |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 8, Nph= 12, Dmin=12 km, Rmss=0.48 sec, Erho=3.3 km, Erzz=8.9 km, Gp=118.8 degrees |
| Event ID# | nm121511c |
| Additional Information | map |
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