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Magnitude 2 NORTH CAROLINA

2009 May 23 21:13:13 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 2
Date-Time 2009 05 23 21:13:13 UTC
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 35.24N 84.24W
Depth 8.4 kilometers
Region NORTH CAROLINA
Distances 25 km (15 miles) NW of Murphy, North Carolina
40 km (25 miles) SE of Athens, Tennessee
40 km (25 miles) N of Blue Ridge, Georgia
510 km (320 miles) W of RALEIGH, North Carolina
Location Quality Error estimate: horizontal +/- 0.8 km; depth fixed by location program
Location Quality
Parameters
Nst=13, Nph=18, Dmin=22 km, Rmss=0.09 sec, Gp=126 degrees
Source
Event ID sehnw0523b

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