Magnitude 4.2 - NEW MEXICO
2005 December 19 20:27:40 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 4.2 |
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| Date-Time |
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| Location | 32.513°N, 104.564°W |
| Depth | 5 km (3.1 miles) set by location program |
| Region | NEW MEXICO |
| Distances | 30 km (20 miles) WNW of Carlsbad, New Mexico 35 km (25 miles) SSW of Artesia, New Mexico 200 km (125 miles) ENE of El Paso, Texas 375 km (230 miles) SSE of SANTA FE, New Mexico |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 5.7 km (3.5 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST= 30, Nph= 30, Dmin=119 km, Rmss=0.79 sec, Gp= 54°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=Q |
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| Event ID | usgva8 |
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Felt (III) at Artesia, Carlsbad and Roswell.
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- Preliminary Earthquake Report
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

