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Earthquake Magnitude 5.4 – Cayman Islands

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude

5.4

Date-Time

         Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 17:56:00 UTCWednesday, October 24, 2012 at 12:56:00 PM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location

17.844°N, 81.690°W

Depth

32.7 km (20.3 miles)

Region

CAYMAN ISLANDS REGION

Distances

163 km (101 miles) SSW of George Town, Cayman Islands171 km (106 miles) S of West Bay, Cayman Islands

405 km (251 miles) W of Montego Bay, Jamaica

443 km (275 miles) W of Mandeville, Jamaica

Location Uncertainty

horizontal +/- 14.6 km (9.1 miles); depth +/- 7.1 km (4.4 miles)

Parameters

NST=434, Nph=454, Dmin=730.3 km, Rmss=1.02 sec, Gp= 29°,M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6

Source

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

Event ID

usb000dcmr

 

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