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Magnitude 3.6 - ALABAMA

2004 August 19 23:51:49 UTC

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 3.6 (Minor)
Date-Time
  • Thursday, August 19, 2004 at 23:51:49 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Thursday, August 19, 2004 at 6:51:49 PM
    = local time at epicenter
  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 33.203°N, 86.968°W
    Depth 5 km (3.1 miles) set by location program
    Region ALABAMA
    Distances
  • 13 km (8 miles) SW (231°) from Helena, AL
  • 14 km (9 miles) WSW (257°) from Alabaster, AL
  • 15 km (9 miles) NW (318°) from Montevallo, AL
  • 39 km (24 miles) SSW (202°) from Birmingham, AL
  • 463 km (288 miles) NE (38°) from New Orleans, LA
  • Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 8.8 km (5.5 miles); depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst= 16, Nph= 16, Dmin=18.9 km, Rmss=1.03 sec, Gp=101°,
    M-type="Nuttli" surface wave magnitude (MLg), Version=Q
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usmibx
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