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 1:32:02 AM (CDT) on Sunday, April 20, 2008
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The magnitude 1.0 event occurred 8 km (5 miles) NE (41 degrees) of Bellmont, IL .
The hypocentral depth is 17 km (11 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.0 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 1:32:02 AM (CDT)
Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 6:32:02 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Bellmont, IL - 8 km (5 miles) NE (41 degrees) Mount Carmel, IL - 8 km (5 miles) WNW (293 degrees) Keensburg, IL - 10 km (6 miles) N (9 degrees) Evansville, IN - 58 km (36 miles) NNW (334 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 26.4 min. N (38.440N), 87 deg. 51.0 min. W ( 87.850W) |
| Depth | 17.1 km (10.6 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 6, Nph= 11, Dmin=5.7 km, Rmss=0.18 sec, Erho=1.3 km, Erzz=1.5 km, Gp=133.2 degrees |
| Event ID# | nmhwb0420d |
| Additional Information | map |
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