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.
The same place as last night's M 4.0 and
4.1
A moderate earthquake occurred at 4:02:17 PM (PDT) on
Saturday, September 18, 2004.
The magnitude 5.5 event occurred 36 km (22
miles) SSW of Qualeys Camp, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 8 km ( 5 miles).
| Magnitude | 5.5 - regional moment magnitude (Mw) |
|---|---|
| Time | Saturday, September 18, 2004 at 4:02:17 PM (PDT) Saturday, September 18, 2004 at 23:02:17 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Qualeys Camp, NV - 36 km (22 miles) SSW (202
degrees) Bodie, CA - 37 km (23 miles) SE (128 degrees) Lee Vining, CA - 39 km (24 miles) E (82 degrees) Mammoth Lakes, CA - 49 km (30 miles) NNE (32 degrees) Sacramento, CA - 251 km (156 miles) ESE (103 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 0.5 min. N (38.009N), 118 deg. 40.8 min. W (118.679W) |
| Depth | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Location Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=250, Nph=250, Dmin=10 km, Rmss=0.08 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=1.7 km, Gp=72 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc51146343 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree
map Topo map centered at earthquake (This link takes you offsite). ShakeMap shaking intensity maps Did you feel it? Berkeley moment tensor solution Aftershock Warning NCSN First Motion Mechanism 1 Waveforms Waveforms for ShakeMap |
For more information, see http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/
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