Recent Earthquakes in California and
Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==California Integrated Seismic Net
USGS/ Caltech/ CGS/ UCB/ UCSD/ UNR
Version #3: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This event has been reviewed by a
seismologist.
A light earthquake occurred at 10:56:59 PM (PDT) on
Saturday, August 16, 2008.
The magnitude 4.6 event occurred 14 km (9 miles)
NNW of Trinidad, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 17 km (11 miles).
| Magnitude | 4.6 - regional moment magnitude (Mw) |
|---|---|
| Time | Saturday, August 16, 2008 at 10:56:59 PM (PDT) Sunday, August 17, 2008 at 5:56:59 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Trinidad, CA - 14 km (9 miles) NNW (341
degrees) Westhaven-Moonstone, CA - 17 km (11 miles) NNW (336 degrees) McKinleyville, CA - 27 km (17 miles) NNW (343 degrees) Eureka, CA - 44 km (27 miles) N (356 degrees) Sacramento, CA - 374 km (232 miles) NW (322 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 41 deg. 11.0 min. N (41.183N), 124 deg. 11.8 min. W (124.197W) |
| Depth | 17 km (10.6 miles) |
| Location Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=101, Nph=101, Dmin=15 km, Rmss=0.2 sec, Erho=0.4 km, Erzz=0.5 km, Gp=169.2 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc51207076 |
| 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 Waveforms Waveforms for ShakeMap Berkeley moment tensor solution Tsunami Information Statement from the WC/ATWC |
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