Topic: Reports: Minor Earthquake in Townsville

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Reports: Minor Earthquake in Townsville
« on: April 16, 2011, 03:51:52 PM »
Fox Sports is reporting that their commentators in Townsville have felt minor earthquake tremors ahead of the NRL Raiders V Cowboys game tonight. It does not appear to be anything serious at this stage.

UPDATE:

Magnitude   5.2 Earthquake  near Townsville

Magnitude   5.2
Date-Time   

* Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 05:31:19 UTC
* Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 03:31:19 PM at epicenter

Location   20.034°S, 147.659°E
Depth   10 km (6.2 miles)
Region   QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
Distances   124 km (77 miles) SE of Townsville, Queensland, Australia
145 km (90 miles) E of Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
991 km (615 miles) NW of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
1697 km (1054 miles) N of CANBERRA, A.C.T., Australia
Location Uncertainty   horizontal +/- 17.4 km (10.8 miles); depth +/- 3.3 km (2.1 miles)
Parameters   NST= 45, Nph= 49, Dmin=146.9 km, Rmss=0.92 sec, Gp= 76°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source   

* USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID   usc0002stu

Source: Earthquake.usgs.gov
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