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Magnitude 2.6 ALABAMA

2008 August 19 01:47:57 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 2.6
Date-Time 2008 08 19 01:47:57 UTC
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 34.27N 88.00W
Depth 0.1 kilometers
Region ALABAMA
Distances 15 km (10 miles) N of Hamilton, Alabama
60 km (40 miles) SSW of Muscle Shoals, Alabama
210 km (130 miles) ESE of Memphis, Tennessee
265 km (165 miles) NW of MONTGOMERY, Alabama
Location Quality Error estimate: horizontal +/- 2.7 km; depth fixed by location program
Location Quality
Parameters
Nst=14, Nph=18, Dmin=79.5 km, Rmss=0.37 sec, Gp=158.4 degrees
Source Cooperative New Madrid Seismic Network
Event ID nmhnw0819a

Earthquake Location

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