last night around 10 till 7 pm we had a small earthquake down between new orleans and baton rouge. you can see where exactly from this google earth screen shot. we didnt feel anything here in rapides parish -at least we didnt.
Magnitude 3.0 - LOUISIANA
2005 December 20 00:52:20 UTC
Magnitude 3.0
Date-Time Tuesday, December 20, 2005 at 00:52:20 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Monday, December 19, 2005 at 6:52:20 PM
= local time at epicenterheres a snap from a little farther out
Location 30.275°N, 90.703°WDepth 5 km (3.1 miles) set by location program
Region LOUISIANA
Distances 10 km (6 miles) ESE (110°) from French Settlement, LA
15 km (9 miles) ESE (118°) from Port Vincent, LA
17 km (10 miles) SW (232°) from Killian, LA
47 km (29 miles) ESE (116°) from Baton Rouge, LA
70 km (44 miles) WNW (299°) from New Orleans, LA
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 29.8 km (18.5 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters Nst= 10, Nph= 10, Dmin=412.1 km, Rmss=0.96 sec, Gp=234°,
M-type="Nuttli" surface wave magnitude (MLg), Version=6
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID usgvbk====
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tags: earthquakes louisiana usgs.gov
