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Magnitude 2.7 WILMINGTON URBAN AREA, DELAWARE
Wednesday, July 01, 2009 at 13:44:41 UTC

Magnitude 2.7
Date-Time Wednesday, July 01, 2009 at 13:44:41 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
Wednesday, July 01, 2009 at 09:44:41 AM local time at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 39.72N 75.60W
Depth 5.0 kilometers
Region WILMINGTON URBAN AREA, DELAWARE
Distances NEAR Wilmington, Delaware
25 km (15 miles) ENE of Elkton, Maryland
45 km (30 miles) SW of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
65 km (40 miles) N of DOVER, Delaware
Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 26.1 km; depth fixed by location program
Parameters Nst=6, Nph=6, Dmin=112.2 km, Rmss=0.75 sec, Erho=26.1 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=173.0 degrees
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID usinbf

Earthquake Location

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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