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 5:49:28 AM (CDT) on Thursday, May 29, 2008
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The magnitude 2.0 event occurred 8 km (5 miles) NE (36 degrees) of Bellmont, IL .
The hypocentral depth is 14 km ( 9 miles).
| Magnitude | 2.0 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Thursday, May 29, 2008 at 5:49:28 AM (CDT)
Thursday, May 29, 2008 at 10:49:28 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Bellmont, IL - 8 km (5 miles) NE (36 degrees) Mount Carmel, IL - 9 km (6 miles) WNW (291 degrees) Keensburg, IL - 10 km (6 miles) N (4 degrees) Evansville, IN - 58 km (36 miles) NNW (333 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 26.4 min. N (38.440N), 87 deg. 51.6 min. W ( 87.860W) |
| Depth | 14.1 km (8.8 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 9, Nph= 16, Dmin=7.3 km, Rmss=0.36 sec, Erho=1 km, Erzz=1.2 km, Gp=86.4 degrees |
| Event ID# | nmhwb0529a |
| Additional Information | map |
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