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Magnitude 5.0 - NEW MEXICO - usbpcu

2005 August 10 22:08:17 UTC

A moderate earthquake occurred at 22:08:17 (UTC) on Wednesday, August 10, 2005. The magnitude 5.0 event has been located in NEW MEXICO. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 5.0
Date-Time
  • Wednesday, August 10, 2005 at 22:08:17 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Wednesday, August 10, 2005 at 4:08:17 PM
    = local time at epicenter
    • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 36.960°N, 104.854°W
    Depth 5 km (3.1 miles) set by location program
    Region NEW MEXICO
    Distances
  • 29 km (18 miles) SW (225°) from Cokedale, CO
  • 34 km (21 miles) WSW (239°) from Starkville, CO
  • 37 km (23 miles) W (281°) from Raton, NM
  • 147 km (91 miles) S (188°) from Pueblo, CO
  • 308 km (191 miles) S (178°) from Denver, CO
    		•
    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 10 km (6.2 miles); depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst= 13, Nph= 13, Dmin=104.5 km, Rmss=1.09 sec, Gp=104°,
    M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=R
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usbpcu
    • Preliminary Earthquake Report
    • U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
      World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

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