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Magnitude 2.8 PENNSYLVANIA

Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 11:21:57 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 2.8
Date-Time
  • Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 11:21:57 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 07:21:57 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 40.09N 76.99W
    Depth 1 kilometers
    Region PENNSYLVANIA
    Distances 20 km (15 miles) SE of Carlisle, Pennsylvania
    20 km (15 miles) SSW of HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania
    25 km (15 miles) WNW of York, Pennsylvania
    155 km (100 miles) W of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available, held by USGS NEIC to another agency's solution
    Parameters not available
    Source Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, New York, USA
    Remarks Felt (III) at Dillsburg.
    Event ID usnea5

    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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