Earthquake Details
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude
4.2
Date-Time
Friday, May 06, 2011 at 09:29:24 UTC
Friday, May 06, 2011 at 04:29:24 AM at epicenter
Location
18.131°N, 76.589°W
Depth
20.3 km (12.6 miles)
Region
JAMAICA REGION
Distances
22 km (14 miles) W (262°) from Port Antonio, Portland, Jamaica
24 km (15 miles) SE (131°) from Anotto Bay, Saint Mary, Jamaica
26 km (16 miles) NE (55°) from Half Way Tree, Saint Andrews, Jamaica
29 km (18 miles) NE (51°) from KINGSTON, Jamaica
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 17.2 km (10.7 miles); depth +/- 8.7 km (5.4 miles)
Parameters
NST= 78, Nph= 83, Dmin=100.2 km, Rmss=1.01 sec, Gp= 76°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5
Source
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
Event ID
usc00037ce
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude
4.2
Date-Time
Friday, May 06, 2011 at 09:29:24 UTC
Friday, May 06, 2011 at 04:29:24 AM at epicenter
Location
18.131°N, 76.589°W
Depth
20.3 km (12.6 miles)
Region
JAMAICA REGION
Distances
22 km (14 miles) W (262°) from Port Antonio, Portland, Jamaica
24 km (15 miles) SE (131°) from Anotto Bay, Saint Mary, Jamaica
26 km (16 miles) NE (55°) from Half Way Tree, Saint Andrews, Jamaica
29 km (18 miles) NE (51°) from KINGSTON, Jamaica
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 17.2 km (10.7 miles); depth +/- 8.7 km (5.4 miles)
Parameters
NST= 78, Nph= 83, Dmin=100.2 km, Rmss=1.01 sec, Gp= 76°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5
Source
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
Event ID
usc00037ce
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