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 2:29:19 PM (CDT) on Wednesday, April 30, 2008
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The magnitude 2.6 event occurred 8 km (5 miles) NNE (26 degrees) of Bellmont, IL .
The hypocentral depth is 15 km (10 miles).
| Magnitude | 2.6 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 2:29:19 PM (CDT)
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 19:29:19 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Bellmont, IL - 8 km (5 miles) NNE (26 degrees) Mount Carmel, IL - 10 km (6 miles) WNW (295 degrees) Bone Gap, IL - 11 km (7 miles) E (88 degrees) Evansville, IN - 60 km (37 miles) NNW (333 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 27.0 min. N (38.450N), 87 deg. 52.2 min. W ( 87.870W) |
| Depth | 15.4 km (9.6 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 9, Nph= 16, Dmin=8.4 km, Rmss=0.14 sec, Erho=1.2 km, Erzz=1.5 km, Gp=86.4 degrees |
| Event ID# | nmhwb0429b |
| Additional Information | map |
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