M2.9 - NORTH CAROLINA

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude	2.9
Date-Time	15 Dec 2014 06:44:22 UTC 15 Dec 2014 01:44:23 near epicenter 15 Dec 2014 01:44:22 standard time in your timezone
Location	35.979N 81.917W
Depth	22 km
Distances	12 km (7 mi) S of Newland, North Carolina 33 km (20 mi) NW of Morganton, North Carolina 34 km (21 mi) WNW of Lenoir, North Carolina 34 km (21 mi) SW of Boone, North Carolina 233 km (144 mi) NNW of Columbia, South Carolina
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 1.6 km; Vertical 0.9 km
Parameters	Nph = 12; Dmin = 88.3 km; Rmss = 0.14 seconds; Gp = 237° Version = 1
Event ID	se 60063272

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University of Memphis

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