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Magnitude 6.8 - CAYMAN ISLANDS REGION

2004 December 14 23:20:13 UTC

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Earthquake Details

Magnitude 6.8
Date-Time
  • Tuesday, December 14, 2004 at 23:20:13 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Tuesday, December 14, 2004 at 6:20:13 PM
    = local time at epicenter
  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 18.958°N, 81.409°W
    Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
    Region CAYMAN ISLANDS REGION
    Distances 35 km (20 miles) SSE of GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands
    325 km (205 miles) ENE of Swan Island
    360 km (225 miles) SSW of Cienfuegos, Cuba
    760 km (470 miles) S of Miami, Florida
    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 3.4 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=584, Nph=584, Dmin=734.5 km, Rmss=0.99 sec, Gp= 21.8°,
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID ussadb
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