Earthquake Details
Magnitude: 5.9
Date-Time:
- Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 22:00:42 UTC
- Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 05:00:42 PM at epicenter
- Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location: 18.321°N, 72.848°W
Depth: 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region: HAITI REGION
Distances:
60 km (35 miles) WSW of PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti
95 km (60 miles) E of Les Cayes, Haiti
170 km (105 miles) SSW of Cap-Haitien, Haiti
1125 km (700 miles) SE of Miami, Florida
Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 6.7 km (4.2 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters: NST=108, Nph=108, Dmin=180.2 km, Rmss=1.07 sec, Gp= 47°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=8
Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID: us2010rja7
- This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.