Recent Earthquakes in California and
Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
Version #B: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This event has been reviewed by a
seismologist.
A strong earthquake occurred at 6:16:02 AM (PST) on
Thursday, February 21, 2008.
The magnitude 6.0 event occurred 10 km (6 miles)
ENE of Wells, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 7 km ( 4 miles).
| Magnitude | 6.0 - moment magnitude (Mw) |
|---|---|
| Time | Thursday, February 21, 2008 at 6:16:02 AM (PST) Thursday, February 21, 2008 at 14:16:02 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Wells, NV - 10 km (6 miles) ENE (60
degrees) Wilkins, NV - 32 km (20 miles) SSW (198 degrees) Deeth, NV - 35 km (22 miles) ENE (74 degrees) West Wendover, NV - 81 km (50 miles) NW (305 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 41 deg. 9.2 min. N (41.153N), 114 deg. 52.0 min. W (114.867W) |
| Depth | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Location Quality | unknown |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=282, Nph=282, Dmin=55.1 km, Rmss=0 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=14.4 degrees |
| Event ID# | us2008nsa9 |
| 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 (Global server) Did you feel it? Berkeley moment tensor solution |
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