Recent Earthquakes in California and
Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==California Integrated Seismic Net
USGS/ Caltech/ CGS/ UCB/ UCSD/ UNR
Version #9: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This event has been reviewed by a
seismologist.
A strong earthquake occurred at 4:27:38 PM (PST) on
Saturday, January 9, 2010.
The magnitude 6.5 event occurred 43 km (27 miles)
W of Ferndale, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 22 km (14 miles).
| Magnitude | 6.5 - regional moment magnitude (Mw) |
|---|---|
| Time | Saturday, January 9, 2010 at 4:27:38 PM (PST) Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 0:27:38 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Ferndale, CA - 43 km (27 miles) W (280
degrees) Humboldt Hill, CA - 48 km (30 miles) W (259 degrees) Bayview, CA - 51 km (32 miles) WSW (255 degrees) Eureka, CA - 53 km (33 miles) WSW (252 degrees) Sacramento, CA - 365 km (227 miles) NW (310 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 40 deg. 38.7 min. N (40.645N), 124 deg. 45.8 min. W (124.763W) |
| Depth | 21.7 km (13.5 miles) |
| Location Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 56, Nph= 56, Dmin=41 km, Rmss=0.24 sec, Erho=0.7 km, Erzz=1.6 km, Gp=219.6 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc71338066 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree
map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) Did you feel it? ShakeMap shaking intensity maps Aftershock Warning NCSS First Motion Mechanism 1 Waveforms Waveforms for ShakeMap NCSS Moment Tensor Solution Tsunami Information Statement from the WC/ATWC |
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