Magnitude 4.4 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 03:19:24 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude | 4.4 |
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Date-Time |
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones |
Location | 32.35N 115.23W |
Depth | 0.2 kilometers |
Region | BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO |
Distances |
40 km (25 miles) SSE of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico 45 km (30 miles) WSW of San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Mexico 60 km (35 miles) SSE of El Centro, California 2145 km (1330 miles) NW of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico |
Location Uncertainty | Error estimate not available, held by USGS NEIC to another agency's solution |
Parameters | not available |
Source | RESNOM, CICESE, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico |
Remarks | Felt (II) at Mexicali. Also felt at Guadelupe Victoria. Felt (II) at El Centro and Imperial, California. Also felt at Brawley, Calexico and throughout San Diego County. Felt (II) at Yuma, Arizona. Also felt at Somerton. |
Event ID | usfiah |
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