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== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Cooperative New Madrid Seismic Network

Version #C: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

A light earthquake occurred at 7:29:33 AM (CDT) on Friday, June 6, 2003 .
The magnitude 4.5 event occurred 5 km (3 miles) S of 11 Blandville, KY.
The hypocentral depth is 0.3 km (0.2 miles).


Magnitude 4.5 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Friday, June 6, 2003 at 7:29:33 AM (CDT)
Friday, June 6, 2003 at 12:29:33 (UTC)
Distance from 11 Blandville, KY - 5 km (3 miles) S (176 degrees)
79 Arlington, KY - 13 km (8 miles) NNE (21 degrees)
70 Barlow, KY - 18 km (11 miles) SSE (155 degrees)
41 Jackson, TN - 144 km (89 miles) N (355 degrees)
Coordinates 36 deg. 54.0 min. N (36.900N), 88 deg. 57.6 min. W ( 88.960W)
Depth 0.3 km (0.2 miles)
Quality Poor
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 26, Nph= 34, Dmin=46 km, Rmss=0.3 sec, Erho=1.7 km, Erzz=0.2 km, Gp=68.4 degrees
Event ID# nmhwb0606a
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Photos courtesy of Jim Malone, Louisville Courier-Journal

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Annie Pehm, owner of Annie's Home Cooking
Bardwell, KY

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