Magnitude 3.5 - ALABAMA

2004 August 19 23:51:49 UTC

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Magnitude	3.5
Date-Time	Thursday, August 19, 2004 at 23:51:49 UTC Thursday, August 19, 2004 at 06:51:49 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	33.203°N, 86.968°W
Depth	5 km (3.1 miles) set by location program
Region	ALABAMA
Distances	13 km (8 miles) SW (231°) from Helena, AL 14 km (9 miles) WSW (257°) from Alabaster, AL 15 km (9 miles) NW (318°) from Montevallo, AL 39 km (24 miles) SSW (202°) from Birmingham, AL 246 km (153 miles) WSW (256°) from Atlanta, GA
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 8.8 km (5.5 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	NST= 16, Nph= 16, Dmin=18.9 km, Rmss=1.03 sec, Gp=101°, M-type="Nuttli" surface wave magnitude (mbLg), Version=Q
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usmibx

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Felt (III) at Bessemer, Helena, McCalla and Montevallo; (II) at Alabaster. Felt in Jefferson and Shelby Counties.

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