Magnitude 6.8 - CAYMAN ISLANDS REGION
2004 December 14 23:20:13 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 6.8 |
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| Location | 19.011°N, 81.348°W |
| Depth | 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program |
| Region | CAYMAN ISLANDS REGION |
| Distances | 35 km (20 miles) SSE of GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands 325 km (205 miles) ENE of Swan Island 360 km (225 miles) SSW of Cienfuegos, Cuba 760 km (470 miles) S of Miami, Florida |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 3.7 km (2.3 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST=357, Nph=357, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.02 sec, Gp= 47°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=T |
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| Event ID | ussadb |
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Felt (VI) at Bodden Town and West Bay; (V) at George Town; (III-V) in many parts of Cuba. Felt throughout Grand Cayman. Also felt at Cancun, Mexico and Kingston, Jamaica.
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