7.4 earthquake off coast of El Salvador

Posted on August 27, 2012 • Filed under: Earthquake, El Salvador

Magnitude 7.4
Date-Time
SOURCE USGS

Monday, August 27, 2012 at 4:37:23 UTC
Sunday, August 26, 2012 at 10:37:23 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 12,279 ° N, 88 530 ° W
Depth 52.9 km (32.9 miles)
Region OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
Distances 111 km (68 miles) S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
118 km (73 miles) S of Usulutan, El Salvador
123 km (76 miles) S of San Rafael Oriente, El Salvador
133 km (82 miles) S of Santiago de Maria, El Salvador
Location Uncertainty horizontal + / – 16.5 km (10.3 miles); depth + / – 8.8 km (5.5 miles)
Parameters NST = 362, Nph = 362, Dmin = 130.2 km, RMSS = 1.02 sec, Gp = 115 °,
M-type = regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version = 8
Source

Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID usc000c7yw

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