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Magnitude 2.3 WEST VIRGINIA

2008 January 29 01:04:20 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 2.3
Date-Time 2008 01 29 01:04:20 UTC
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 37.60N 80.49W
Depth 2.8 kilometers
Region WEST VIRGINIA
Distances 30 km (15 miles) SW of White Sulphur Springs, WV
40 km (25 miles) N of Blacksburg, Virginia
60 km (40 miles) NW of Roanoke, Virginia
130 km (80 miles) SE of CHARLESTON, West Virginia
Location Quality Error estimate: horizontal +/- 2.3 km; depth fixed by location program
Location Quality
Parameters
Nst=4, Nph=8, Dmin=27.6 km, Rmss=0.08 sec, Gp=248.4 degrees
Source
Event ID semc0129b

Earthquake Location

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