Earthquake Details
Magnitude: 5.5
Date-Time:
- Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 22:12:05 UTC
- Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 05:12:05 PM at epicenter
- Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location: 18.485°N, 72.556°W
Depth: 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region: HAITI REGION
Distances:
25 km (15 miles) WSW of PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti
130 km (80 miles) ENE of Les Cayes, Haiti
145 km (90 miles) SSW of Cap-Haitien, Haiti
1125 km (700 miles) SE of Miami, Florida
Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 6.1 km (3.8 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters:
NST= 80, Nph= 80, Dmin=144.7 km, Rmss=1.02 sec, Gp= 43°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID: us2010rja8
- This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.