== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
California Integrated Seismic Net
USGS/
Caltech/
CGS/
UCB/
UCSD/
UNR
Version #M: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A microearthquake occurred at 6:04:55 PM (PDT) on Thursday, August 6, 2009.
The magnitude 1.6 event occurred 5 km (3 miles) SSW of Salton City, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 5 km ( 3 miles).
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Magnitude |
1.6 - local magnitude (ML) |
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Time |
Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 6:04:55 PM (PDT)
Friday, August 7, 2009 at 1:04:55 (UTC)
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Distance from |
Salton City, CA - 5 km (3 miles) SSW (209 degrees)
Salton Sea Beach, CA - 13 km (8 miles) SSE (168 degrees)
Desert Shores, CA - 17 km (10 miles) SSE (162 degrees)
El Centro, CA - 66 km (41 miles) NW (323 degrees)
San Diego, CA - 121 km (75 miles) ENE (63 degrees)
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Coordinates |
33 deg. 15.7 min. N (33.261N), 115 deg. 59.1 min. W (115.984W) |
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Depth |
5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
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Location Quality |
Good |
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Location Quality Parameters |
Nst= 47, Nph= 47, Dmin=2 km, Rmss=0.23 sec, Erho=0.3 km, Erzz=0.3 km, Gp=46.8 degrees
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Event ID# |
ci14496864 |
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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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