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Magnitude 2.6 COLORADO

Thursday, July 09, 2009 at 11:44:20 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 2.6
Date-Time
  • Thursday, July 09, 2009 at 11:44:20 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Thursday, July 09, 2009 at 05:44:20 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 39.02N 108.34W
    Depth 5.0 kilometers
    Region COLORADO
    Distances 20 km (10 miles) ESE of Grand Junction, Colorado
    65 km (40 miles) WNW of Paonia, Colorado
    70 km (45 miles) NNW of Montrose, Colorado
    300 km (185 miles) WSW of DENVER, Colorado
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 10.5 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=9, Nph=9, Dmin=85.6 km, Rmss=1.13 sec, Erho=10.5 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=103.0 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usiwau

    Earthquake Location

    Earthquake Location

    Earthquake Location, USGS Topographic Map
    USGS Topographic Map, Resolution: 16.0 meters/pixel


    1 km

    Earthquake Location, USGS Aerial Photo
    USGS Aerial Photo, Resolution: 16.0 meters/pixel


    1 km

     


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