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Magnitude 2.4 SOUTH CAROLINA

Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 15:21:50 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 2.4
Date-Time
  • Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 15:21:50 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 11:21:50 AM local time at epicenter

    • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 33.86N 80.90W
    Depth 10.0 kilometers
    Region SOUTH CAROLINA
    Distances 20 km (10 miles) SE of COLUMBIA, South Carolina
    40 km (25 miles) N of Orangeburg, South Carolina
    50 km (30 miles) SSW of Camden, South Carolina
    50 km (35 miles) W of Sumter, South Carolina
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 11.3 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=5, Nph=5, Dmin=56.7 km, Rmss=1.27 sec, Erho=11.3 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=100.0 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Remarks mbLg 2.4 (GS). Felt at Cayce and Columbia.
    Event ID uscta6

    Earthquake Location

    Earthquake Location, USGS Topographic Map
    USGS Topographic Map, Resolution: 16.0 meters/pixel


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    Earthquake Location, USGS Aerial Photo
    USGS Aerial Photo, Resolution: 16.0 meters/pixel


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