Recent Earthquakes in Central US
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
Version #N: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A light earthquake occurred at 3:12:01 AM (CDT) on Thursday, May 17, 2012
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The magnitude 4.8 event occurred 1 km (1 miles) ENE (59 degrees) of Timpson, TX .
The hypocentral depth is 5 km ( 3 miles).
| Magnitude | 4.8 - (unknown type) |
|---|---|
| Time | Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 3:12:01 AM (CDT)
Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 8:12:01 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Timpson, TX - 1 km (1 miles) ENE (59 degrees) Garrison, TX - 14 km (8 miles) NE (47 degrees) Tenaha, TX - 14 km (9 miles) WSW (254 degrees) Shreveport, LA - 91 km (57 miles) SW (221 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 31 deg. 54.5 min. N (31.908N), 94 deg. 23.1 min. W ( 94.385W) |
| Depth | 4.9 km (3.0 miles) |
| Quality | Poor |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=246, Nph=246, Dmin=31.1 km, Rmss=1.36 sec, Erho=7.8 km, Erzz=1.9 km, Gp=18 degrees |
| Event ID# | usb0009rtk |
| Additional Information | map |
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For more information, see http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/monitoring/anss/neic/