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Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 11:23:10 UTC

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Date-Time
  • Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 11:23:10 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 05:23:10 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 37.64N 105.19W
    Depth 5 kilometers
    Region COLORADO
    Distances 35 km (25 miles) W of Walsenburg, Colorado
    65 km (40 miles) ENE of Alamosa, Colorado
    80 km (50 miles) NW of Trinidad, Colorado
    235 km (145 miles) S of DENVER, Colorado
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 18.6 km; depth +/- 3.4 km
    Parameters Nst=11, Nph=11, Dmin=28.9 km, Rmss=0.99 sec, Erho=18.6 km, Erzz=3.4 km, Gp=182.0 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usnia1

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