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Magnitude 2 NORTH CAROLINA

2009 February 23 10:51:30 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 2
Date-Time 2009 02 23 10:51:30 UTC
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 35.30N 83.69W
Depth 9.8 kilometers
Region NORTH CAROLINA
Distances 30 km (20 miles) WNW of Franklin, North Carolina
40 km (25 miles) NE of Murphy, North Carolina
55 km (35 miles) SSE of Maryville, Tennessee
460 km (285 miles) W of RALEIGH, North Carolina
Location Quality Error estimate: horizontal +/- 8.6 km; depth fixed by location program
Location Quality
Parameters
Nst=8, Nph=9, Dmin=57 km, Rmss=0.16 sec, Gp=241.2 degrees
Source
Event ID sehnw0223a

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