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Magnitude 4.9 - GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA - ci14155260

2005 June 16 20:53:26 UTC

A light earthquake occurred at 20:53:26 (UTC) on Thursday, June 16, 2005. The magnitude 4.9 event has been located in the GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA. The hypocentral depth was estimated to be 12 km ( 7 miles). (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 4.9
Date-Time
  • Thursday, June 16, 2005 at 20:53:26 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Thursday, June 16, 2005 at 1:53:26 PM
    = local time at epicenter
  • Location 34.058°N, 117.011°W
    Depth 11.8 km (7.3 miles)
    Region GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA
    Distances
  • 5 km (3 miles) NE (48°) from Yucaipa, CA
  • 10 km (6 miles) E (94°) from Mentone, CA
  • 15 km (10 miles) NNW (347°) from Beaumont, CA
  • 25 km (15 miles) NE (54°) from Moreno Valley, CA
  • 114 km (71 miles) E (89°) from Los Angeles Civic Center, CA
  • Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 0.2 km (0.1 miles); depth +/- 0.6 km (0.4 miles)
    Parameters Nph=108, Dmin=10 km, Rmss=0.23 sec, Gp= 18°,
    M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=Q
    Source
  • California Integrated Seismic Net
  • USGS/ Caltech/ CGS/ UCB/ UCSD/ UNR
  • Event ID ci14155260


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