Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 2.1 OFFSHORE NEW JERSEY
2009 October 09 17:23:08 UTC

Magnitude 2.1
Date-Time 2009 10 09 17:23:08 UTC
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 40.14N 73.67W
Depth 7.0 kilometers
Region OFFSHORE NEW JERSEY
Distances 35 km (20 miles) ESE of Long Branch, New Jersey
45 km (30 miles) E of Lakewood, New Jersey
70 km (45 miles) SSE of New York City, New York
90 km (55 miles) E of TRENTON, New Jersey
Location Quality Error estimate: horizontal +/- 0.5 km; depth fixed by location program
Location Quality
Parameters
Nst=12, Nph=25, Dmin=76 km, Rmss=0.17 sec, Gp=230.4 degrees
Source
Event ID ld1025088

Earthquake Location