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Magnitude 2.6 - ILLINOIS

2008 April 30 19:29:19 UTC

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Magnitude

2.6

Date-Time

Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 19:29:19 UTC

Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 02:29:19 PM at epicenter

Location

38.450°N, 87.870°W

Depth

15.4 km (9.6 miles)

Region

ILLINOIS

Distances

8 km (5 miles) NNE (25°) from Bellmont, IL

10 km (6 miles) WNW (294°) from Mount Carmel, IL

11 km (7 miles) E (88°) from Bone Gap, IL

60 km (37 miles) NNW (332°) from Evansville, IN

207 km (129 miles) E (95°) from St. Louis,
MO

Location
Uncertainty

horizontal +/- 1.2 km (0.7 miles); depth +/- 1.5 km (0.9 miles)

Parameters

NST= 9, Nph= 16, Dmin=8.4 km, Rmss=0.14 sec, Gp=
86°,
M-type=duration magnitude (Md), Version=A

Source

Cooperative New Madrid
Seismic Network

Event
ID

nmhwb0429b

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