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Written by Steve Frank
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Monday, 30 August 2010 12:48 |
 A 2.7 magnitude earthquake is being reported from about 12:30 this afternoon on the Ashe County border with Tennessee. A reader asked about the report, and the USGS is reporting the quake in their automated service.
Attached is the report:
| Magnitude |
2.7 |
| Date-Time |
- Monday, August 30, 2010 at 16:31:03 UTC
- Monday, August 30, 2010 at 12:31:03 PM at epicenter
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| Location |
36.490°N, 81.724°W |
| Depth |
10.6 km (6.6 miles) |
| Region |
EASTERN TENNESSEE |
| Distances |
- 8 km (5 miles) ENE (72°) from Mountain City, TN
- 17 km (11 miles) SSE (161°) from Damascus, VA
- 19 km (12 miles) W (267°) from Lansing, NC
- 31 km (20 miles) N (351°) from Boone, NC
- 138 km (86 miles) WNW (289°) from Winston-Salem, NC
- 389 km (242 miles) NE (38°) from Atlanta, GA
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| Location Uncertainty |
horizontal +/- 1.1 km (0.7 miles); depth +/- 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Parameters |
NST= 27, Nph= 29, Dmin=43 km, Rmss=0.57 sec, Gp= 58°,
M-type=duration magnitude (Md), Version=B |
| Source |
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| Event ID |
sehnw0830c |
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