Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 4.8 OFFSHORE HONDURAS
Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 10:12:16 UTC
| Magnitude | 4.8 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 10:12:16 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 04:12:16 AM local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones |
| Location | 16.56N 87.35W |
| Depth | 44 kilometers |
| Region | OFFSHORE HONDURAS |
| Distances |
110 km (70 miles) NW of La Ceiba, Honduras 135 km (85 miles) SE of Belize City, Belize 275 km (170 miles) N of TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras 1260 km (780 miles) SW of Miami, Florida |
| Location Uncertainty | Error estimate: horizontal +/- 18.0 km; depth +/- 26.4 km |
| Parameters | Nst=31, Nph=31, Dmin=740.1 km, Rmss=1.15 sec, Erho=18.0 km, Erzz=26.4 km, Gp=159.3 degrees |
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
| Event ID | us2009qwa8 |
