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

Earthquake Location

Earthquake Location

Earthquake Location, USGS Topographic Map
USGS Topographic Map, Resolution: 16.0 meters/pixel


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Earthquake Location, USGS Aerial Photo
USGS Aerial Photo, Resolution: 16.0 meters/pixel


1 km