[SMCARA] Earthquake details

[Daniel Metcalf]

Hope all is well with our fellow hams in VA.  Here are the details of
the earthquake felt here this afternoon

Earthquake Details
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude: 5.9

Date-Time

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 17:51:03 UTC
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 01:51:03 PM at epicenter


Location: N 37.975°, W 77.969°

Depth: 1 km (~0.6 mile) (poorly constrained)

Region : VIRGINIA


Distances:

 6 km (4 miles) SSE (152°) from Louisa, VA
 6 km (4 miles) SW (236°) from Mineral, VA
 26 km (16 miles) SE (133°) from Gordonsville, VA
 32 km (20 miles) E (79°) from Lake Monticello, VA
 66 km (41 miles) NW (318°) from Richmond, VA
 134 km (83 miles) SW (219°) from Washington, DC



Location Uncertainty:   horizontal +/- 10.9 km (6.8 miles); depth +/-
7.4 km (4.6 miles)



Parameters:

NST=390, Nph=390, Dmin=57.9 km, Rmss=1.17 sec, Gp= 47°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6


Source:

Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

73's
Dan -- KB3UUN