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Magnitude 4.3 VIRGINIA

Thursday, November 23, 2006 at 10:42:57 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report=20

M= agnitude=20 4.3

Date-T= ime=20
Thursday, November 23, 2006 at 10:42:57 (UTC) - = Coordinated=20 Universal Time=20
Thursday, November 23, 2006 at 05:42:57 AM local time at = epicenter=20
Time of Earthquake in other Time = Zones=20

Lo= cation=20 37.15N 81.97W

Depth= =20 0 kilometers

Regi= on=20 VIRGINIA

D= istances=20 60 km (35 miles) SE of Pikeville, Kentucky
65 km (40 = miles)=20 SSE of Williamson, West Virginia
65 km (40 miles) NNE of = Bristol, Tennessee
280 km (175 miles) ESE of = FRANKFORT,=20 Kentucky

Loc= ation=20 Uncertainty Error estimate not available, held by USGS NEIC to another = agency's=20 solution

= Parameters=20 not available

Sour= ce=20 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, = USA=20

Remarks Probable collapse event. Felt at Raven.

Event ID usvkak

M= agnitude=20	4.3
Date-T= ime=20	Thursday, November 23, 2006 at 10:42:57 (UTC) - = Coordinated=20 Universal Time=20 Thursday, November 23, 2006 at 05:42:57 AM local time at = epicenter=20 Time of Earthquake in other Time = Zones=20
Lo= cation=20	37.15N 81.97W
Depth= =20	0 kilometers
Regi= on=20	VIRGINIA
D= istances=20	60 km (35 miles) SE of Pikeville, Kentucky 65 km (40 = miles)=20 SSE of Williamson, West Virginia 65 km (40 miles) NNE of = Bristol, Tennessee 280 km (175 miles) ESE of = FRANKFORT,=20 Kentucky
Loc= ation=20 Uncertainty	Error estimate not available, held by USGS NEIC to another = agency's=20 solution
= Parameters=20	not available
Sour= ce=20	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, = USA=20
Remarks	Probable collapse event. Felt at Raven.
Event ID	usvkak

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