7.3 Earthquake near Port-au-Prince Haïti [View All]

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Source: usgs

Magnitude 7.3 (Preliminary magnitude — update expected within 15 minutes)
Date-Time

* Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 21:53:08 UTC
* Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 04:53:08 PM at epicenter

Location 18.580°N, 72.540°W
Depth 0 km (~0 mile) set by location program
Region HAITI REGION
Distances

* 14 km (9 miles) WNW (294°) from Carrefour, Ouest, Haiti
* 22 km (14 miles) W (279°) from PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti
* 27 km (17 miles) WNW (284°) from Pétionville, Ouest, Haiti

Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available
Parameters NST= 13, Nph= 12, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0.97 sec, Gp= 94°,
M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=A

Read more: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/pt10012001.php