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Magnitude 3.7 EASTERN KENTUCKY
Friday, September 17, 2004 at 15:21:43 UTC

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Magnitude 3.7
Date-Time Friday, September 17, 2004 at 15:21:43 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
Friday, September 17, 2004 at 11:21:43 AM local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 36.93N 84.01W
Depth 1.2 kilometers
Region EASTERN KENTUCKY
Reference 45 km (25 miles) NW of Middlesboro, Kentucky
55 km (35 miles) ESE of Somerset, Kentucky
80 km (50 miles) WSW of Hazard, Kentucky
160 km (100 miles) SSE of FRANKFORT, Kentucky
Location Quality Error estimate not available, held by USGS NEIC to another agency's solution
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Source Center for Earthquake Research and Information, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Remarks Felt (V) at Gray; (IV) at Barbourville, Corbin, London and Rockholds; (III) at Manchester and Williamsburg.

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