Magnitude 3.0 Strikes Louisiana

December 20, 2005
USGS, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver


Preliminary Earthquake Report

A minor earthquake occurred at 00:52:20 (UTC) on Tuesday, December 20, 2005. The magnitude 3.0 event has been located in LOUISIANA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Magnitude 3.0
Date-Time December 20, 2005 at 00:52:20 (UTC)
Monday, December 19, 2005 at 6:52:20 PM, local time at epicenter
Location 30.275°N, 90.703°W
Depth 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

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