Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 2.8 WEST VIRGINIA
Saturday, July 04, 2009 at 12:24:43 UTC
| Magnitude | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
Saturday, July 04, 2009 at 12:24:43 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time Saturday, July 04, 2009 at 08:24:43 AM local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones |
| Location | 37.37N 80.74W |
| Depth | 12 kilometers |
| Region | WEST VIRGINIA |
| Distances |
30 km (20 miles) WNW of Blacksburg, Virginia 45 km (25 miles) ENE of Bluefield, West Virginia 55 km (35 miles) NNE of Wytheville, Virginia 290 km (180 miles) W of RICHMOND, Virginia |
| Location Uncertainty | Error estimate not available, held by USGS NEIC to another agency's solution |
| Parameters | not available |
| Source | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA |
| Remarks | Felt (II) at Peterstown, West virginia. Also felt in the Narrows area of Virginia. |
| Event ID | usirau |
USGS Topographic Map, Resolution: 16.0 meters/pixel
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1 km |
USGS Aerial Photo, Resolution: 16.0 meters/pixel
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1 km |

