Another Quake Thursday, Measures 3.3
By: Web Producer
Updated: May 1, 2008
News Release:
From: Evansville EMA
Another Earthquake struck the tristate area just after midnight. Below are the details from the quake provided by the Office of Emergency management in Evansville.
Earthquake Details
Magnitude
3.3
Date-Time
· Thursday, May 01, 2008 at 05:30:36 UTC
· Thursday, May 01, 2008 at 12:30:36 AM at epicenter
· Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
38.459°N, 87.831°W
Depth
5 km (3.1 miles) set by location program
Region
ILLINOIS
Distances
· 7 km (4 miles) NW (312°) from Mount Carmel, IL
· 11 km (7 miles) NE (40°) from Bellmont, IL
· 12 km (8 miles) NNE (15°) from Keensburg, IL
· 37 km (23 miles) SW (228°) from Vincennes, IN
· 59 km (37 miles) NNW (335°) from Evansville, IN
· 211 km (131 miles) E (94°) from St. Louis, MO
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 4.4 km (2.7 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters
NST= 20, Nph= 20, Dmin=38.5 km, Rmss=0.65 sec, Gp= 76°,
M-type="Nuttli" surface wave magnitude (MLg), Version=8
Source
· USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
us2008rmar
Adam C. Groupe, EMT-B, PEM
Deputy Director
Evansville-Vanderburgh Co. Emergency Management Agency
