Recent Earthquakes in California and
Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==California Integrated Seismic Net
USGS/ Caltech/ CGS/ UCB/ UCSD/ UNR
Version #S: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This event has been reviewed by a
seismologist.
A moderate earthquake occurred at 8:18:42 PM (PST) on
Friday, December 5, 2008.
The magnitude 5.1 event occurred 26 km (16 miles)
WNW of Ludlow, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 7 km ( 4 miles).
| Magnitude | 5.1 - moment magnitude (Mw) |
|---|---|
| Time | Friday, December 5, 2008 at 8:18:42 PM (PST) Saturday, December 6, 2008 at 4:18:42 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Ludlow, CA - 26 km (16 miles) WNW (293
degrees) Bagdad, CA - 56 km (35 miles) WNW (297 degrees) Barstow, CA - 57 km (35 miles) E (97 degrees) Baker, CA - 59 km (37 miles) SSW (212 degrees) Los Angeles Civic Center, CA - 188 km (117 miles) ENE (63 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 34 deg. 48.8 min. N (34.813N), 116 deg. 25.1 min. W (116.419W) |
| Depth | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) |
| Location Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=059, Nph=059, Dmin=8 km, Rmss=0.19 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=0.7 km, Gp=64.8 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci14408052 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree
map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) ShakeMap shaking intensity maps Waveforms SCSN First Motion Mechanism 1 Did you feel it? 24-hour Aftershock Forecast Map SCSN Moment Tensor Solution CALTECH/USGS AFTERSHOCK PROBABILITY REPORT |
For more information, see http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/sca/
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