Version #3: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This event has been reviewed by a
seismologist.
A moderate earthquake occurred at 12:50:05 AM (PDT)
on Wednesday, May 9, 2007.
The magnitude 5.2 event occurred 62 km (39 miles)
W of Petrolia, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 9 km ( 6 miles).
Magnitude | 5.2 - regional moment magnitude (Mw) |
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Time | Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at 12:50:05 AM (PDT) Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at 7:50:05 (UTC) |
Distance from | Petrolia, CA - 62 km (39 miles) W (275
degrees) Ferndale, CA - 67 km (42 miles) WSW (251 degrees) Fortuna, CA - 77 km (48 miles) WSW (253 degrees) Eureka, CA - 85 km (53 miles) WSW (238 degrees) Sacramento, CA - 365 km (227 miles) NW (305 degrees) |
Coordinates | 40 deg. 22.5 min. N (40.376N), 125 deg. 0.8 min. W (125.014W) |
Depth | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
Location Quality | Fair |
Location Quality Parameters | Nst=250, Nph=250, Dmin=58 km, Rmss=0.19 sec, Erho=0.7 km, Erzz=1.7 km, Gp=244.8 degrees |
Event ID# | nc51181705 |
Additional Information | 2-degree
map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) Topo map centered at earthquake (This link takes you offsite.) ShakeMap shaking intensity maps Aftershock Warning NCSN First Motion Mechanism 1 NCSN First Motion Mechanism 2 Waveforms Waveforms for ShakeMap Berkeley moment tensor solution |
For more information, see http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/