== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
California Integrated Seismic Net
USGS/
Caltech/
CGS/
UCB/
UCSD/
UNR
Version #2: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A microearthquake occurred at 8:37:50 PM (PDT) on Wednesday, October 29, 2008.
The magnitude 1.7 event occurred 23 km (14 miles) ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 7 km ( 4 miles).
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Magnitude |
1.7 - local magnitude (ML) |
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Time |
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 8:37:50 PM (PDT)
Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 3:37:50 (UTC)
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Distance from |
Ocotillo Wells, CA - 23 km (14 miles) ESE (115 degrees)
Salton City, CA - 27 km (17 miles) S (170 degrees)
Westmorland, CA - 27 km (17 miles) W (274 degrees)
El Centro, CA - 44 km (28 miles) NW (312 degrees)
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico - 119 km (74 miles) ENE (60 degrees)
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Coordinates |
33 deg. 3.3 min. N (33.056N), 115 deg. 54.6 min. W (115.911W) |
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Depth |
6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
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Location Quality |
Fair |
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Location Quality Parameters |
Nst= 17, Nph= 17, Dmin=11 km, Rmss=0.29 sec, Erho=1 km, Erzz=2.5 km, Gp=140.4 degrees
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Event ID# |
ci12346575 |
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Additional Information |
map with fault names
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Waveforms
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Did you feel it? ||
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