Recent Earthquakes in California and
Nevada
== 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 light earthquake occurred at 9:43:15 PM (PST) on
Saturday, November 15, 2008.
The magnitude 4.4 event occurred 27 km (17
miles) W of Petrolia, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 20 km (12 miles).
| Magnitude | 4.4 - local magnitude (ML) |
|---|---|
| Time | Saturday, November 15, 2008 at 9:43:15 PM (PST) Sunday, November 16, 2008 at 5:43:15 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Petrolia, CA - 27 km (17 miles) W (268
degrees) Ferndale, CA - 41 km (26 miles) SW (225 degrees) Rio Dell, CA - 47 km (29 miles) WSW (245 degrees) Eureka, CA - 64 km (40 miles) SW (216 degrees) Sacramento, CA - 333 km (207 miles) NW (307 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 40 deg. 19.1 min. N (40.318N), 124 deg. 36.3 min. W (124.606W) |
| Depth | 19.5 km (12.1 miles) |
| Location Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 29, Nph= 29, Dmin=26.6 km, Rmss=0.09 sec, Erho=0.9 km, Erzz=0.3 km, Gp=234 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc51211307 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree
map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) ShakeMap shaking intensity maps Did you feel it? NCSN First Motion Mechanism 1 NCSN First Motion Mechanism 2 NCSN First Motion Mechanism 3 Waveforms Waveforms for ShakeMap Berkeley moment tensor solution Tsunami Information Statement from the WC/ATWC |
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