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Old 04-27-2009, 10:35 AM  
Sarah_Jayne
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Originally Posted by pornguy View Post
This is the only thing I found

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/...us2009fya9.php


I LOVE the way the median BLOWS things out of proportion.

Incase that link does not work

Magnitude 6.0
Date-Time

* Monday, April 27, 2009 at 16:46:31 UTC
* Monday, April 27, 2009 at 11:46:31 AM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 17.322°N, 99.326°W
Depth 41.2 km (25.6 miles)
Region GUERRERO, MEXICO
Distances 30 km (20 miles) SE of Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico
80 km (50 miles) NE of Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
115 km (70 miles) S of Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico
230 km (145 miles) S of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 7 km (4.3 miles); depth +/- 11.4 km (7.1 miles)
Parameters NST=168, Nph=168, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.86 sec, Gp=166°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source

* USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID us2009fya9
All proportion...if London had a 6 point quake the place would be going nuts because it isn't common here to have a quake at all. Though, there have been two in the country since I have lived here.
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