Recent Earthquakes in Central US
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==Cooperative New Madrid Seismic Network
Version #B: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro earthquake occurred at 2:46:20 PM (CDT) on Sunday, September 6, 2009
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The magnitude 2.4 event occurred 8 km (5 miles) NNE (31 degrees) of Bellmont, IL .
The hypocentral depth is 14 km ( 8 miles).
| Magnitude | 2.4 - (unknown type) |
|---|---|
| Time | Sunday, September 6, 2009 at 2:46:20 PM (CDT)
Sunday, September 6, 2009 at 19:46:20 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Bellmont, IL - 8 km (5 miles) NNE (31 degrees) Mount Carmel, IL - 10 km (6 miles) WNW (296 degrees) Keensburg, IL - 11 km (7 miles) N (3 degrees) Evansville, IN - 59 km (37 miles) NNW (333 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 26.9 min. N (38.449N), 87 deg. 51.7 min. W ( 87.862W) |
| Depth | 13.7 km (8.5 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 12, Nph= 20, Dmin=7 km, Rmss=0.26 sec, Erho=1.2 km, Erzz=1.3 km, Gp=136.8 degrees |
| Event ID# | nmhnw0906a |
| Additional Information | map |
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