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== 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 8:14:25 PM (CDT) on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 .
The magnitude 2.5 event occurred 7 km (4 miles) SSW of Fairfield Bay, AR .
The hypocentral depth is 0.1 km (0.1 miles).


Magnitude 2.5 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 8:14:25 PM (CDT)
Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 1:14:25 (UTC)
Distance from Fairfield Bay, AR - 7 km (4 miles) SSW (205 degrees)
Higden, AR - 11 km (7 miles) WSW (247 degrees)
Shirley, AR - 13 km (8 miles) S (177 degrees)
North Little Rock, AR - 85 km (53 miles) N (357 degrees)
Coordinates 35 deg. 32.1 min. N (35.535N), 92 deg. 18.7 min. W ( 92.312W)
Depth 0.1 km (0.1 miles)
Quality Poor
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 6, Nph= 7, Dmin=84 km, Rmss=0.31 sec, Erho=4 km, Erzz=6.1 km, Gp=183.6 degrees
Event ID# nmhnw0708b
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