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Magnitude 2.3 EASTERN KENTUCKY

2009 May 08 08:05:15 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 2.3
Date-Time 2009 05 08 08:05:15 UTC
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 36.92N 83.67W
Depth 9.2 kilometers
Region EASTERN KENTUCKY
Distances 35 km (20 miles) N of Middlesboro, Kentucky
55 km (35 miles) SW of Hazard, Kentucky
80 km (50 miles) W of Big Stone Gap, Virginia
175 km (110 miles) SE of FRANKFORT, Kentucky
Location Quality Error estimate: horizontal +/- 1.7 km; depth fixed by location program
Location Quality
Parameters
Nst=16, Nph=22, Dmin=69 km, Rmss=0.27 sec, Gp=122.4 degrees
Source
Event ID sehnw0508a

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