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Earthquake

Magnitude

 

 3.0
Date-Time
Location 30.873°N, 90.874°W
Depth 5 km (3.1 miles) set by location program
Region LOUISIANA
Distances 55 km (35 miles) NNE of BATON ROUGE, Louisiana
55 km (35 miles) NW of Hammond, Louisiana
55 km (35 miles) SW of McComb, Mississippi
130 km (80 miles) NW of New Orleans, Louisiana
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 19.6 km (12.2 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters

NST= 7, Nph= 7, Dmin=153.2 km, Rmss=0.4 sec, Gp=198°,
M-type="Nuttli" surface wave magnitude (mbLg), Version=6

 

Louisiana Earthquake History

An earthquake about 60 miles west of New Orleans awakened many people throughout eastern Louisiana around 6:17 a.m. on October 19, 1930

On November 19, 1958 an earthquake in the Baton Rouge area shook houses and rattled windows. Scores of residents telephoned the Weather Bureau, Civil Defense, police and radio stations.

In early July, 2009 a series of minor earthquakes recorded in Texas raised concerns about tremors in Louisiana.

Source: US Geological Service

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