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 is a minor foreshock of the MW 5.4
that is being resubmiited with a low magnitude, not a large false magnitude as
before.
A moderate earthquake occurred at 4:43:31 PM (PDT) on
Saturday, September 18, 2004.
The magnitude 5.4 event occurred 36 km (22
miles) SSW of Qualeys Camp, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 11 km ( 7 miles).
| Magnitude | 5.4 - regional moment magnitude (Mw) |
|---|---|
| Time | Saturday, September 18, 2004 at 4:43:31 PM (PDT) Saturday, September 18, 2004 at 23:43:31 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Qualeys Camp, NV - 36 km (22 miles) SSW (200
degrees) Bodie, CA - 38 km (23 miles) SE (127 degrees) Lee Vining, CA - 40 km (25 miles) E (82 degrees) Mammoth Lakes, CA - 50 km (31 miles) NNE (33 degrees) Sacramento, CA - 252 km (157 miles) ESE (103 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 0.5 min. N (38.009N), 118 deg. 40.1 min. W (118.668W) |
| Depth | 11.3 km (7.0 miles) |
| Location Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 27, Nph= 27, Dmin=14 km, Rmss=0.07 sec, Erho=0.4 km, Erzz=1.8 km, Gp=72 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc51146383 |
| 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 Waveforms Waveforms for ShakeMap |
For more information, see http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/
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