Well… now the USGS has “deleted” the 3.2 Alabama earthquake near Gadsden this morning. I am not a geologist, but this sure seems odd. Here is the deletion notice…
DELETED: Event US 2010vya8
== EVENT DELETED NOTIFICATION ==
***This event has been deleted after review by a seismologist.***
Geographic coordinates: 34.177N, 86.001W
Magnitude: 3.2
Universal Time (UTC): 6 May 2010 14:04:55
Time near the Epicenter: 6 May 2010 09:04:55
Location with respect to nearby cities:
11 km (7 miles) E (88 degrees) of Sardis City, AL
12 km (7 miles) NNE (13 degrees) of Reece City, AL
12 km (8 miles) ENE (75 degrees) of Mountainboro, AL
81 km (50 miles) SE (137 degrees) of Huntsville, AL
487 km (303 miles) W (263 degrees) of JAARS, NC
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