Recent Earthquakes in Central US
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
Version #R: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A light earthquake occurred at 6:04:06 AM (CDT) on Sunday, June 14, 2009
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The magnitude 4.4 event occurred 128 km (79 miles) SSW of Roma-Los Saenz, TX .
The hypocentral depth is 18 km (11 miles).
| Magnitude | 4.4 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 6:04:06 AM (CDT)
Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 11:04:06 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Roma-Los Saenz, TX - 128 km (79 miles) SSW (195 degrees) Escobares, TX - 130 km (81 miles) SSW (197 degrees) Rio Grande City, TX - 131 km (82 miles) SSW (203 degrees) McAllen, TX - 150 km (93 miles) SW (228 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 25 deg. 17.5 min. N (25.292N), 99 deg. 20.0 min. W ( 99.334W) |
| Depth | 17.7 km (11.0 miles) |
| Quality | unknown |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 6, Nph= 6, Dmin=45.6 km, Rmss=0 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=230.4 degrees |
| Event ID# | us2009hwe7 |
| Additional Information | map |
For more information, see http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/monitoring/anss/neic/