Recent Earthquakes in California and
Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California
U.C. Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, Berkeley, California
Version #3: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This event has been reviewed by a
seismologist.
A strong earthquake occurred at 11:15:56 AM (PST) on
Monday, December 22, 2003.
The magnitude 6.5 event occurred 11 km (7 miles)
NE (49 degrees) of San Simeon, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 8 km ( 5 miles).
| Magnitude | 6.5 - (unknown type) |
|---|---|
| Time | Monday, December 22, 2003 at 11:15:56 AM (PST) Monday, December 22, 2003 at 19:15:56 (UTC) |
| Distance from | San Simeon, CA - 11 km (7 miles) NE (49
degrees) Cambria, CA - 16 km (10 miles) N (353 degrees) Cayucos, CA - 35 km (22 miles) NNW (327 degrees) Paso Robles, CA - 38 km (24 miles) WNW (283 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 35 deg. 42.3 min. N (35.706N), 121 deg. 6.1 min. W (121.102W) |
| Depth | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Quality | Excellent |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 46, Nph= 46, Dmin=5.4 km, Rmss=0.05 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=0.8 km, Gp=82.8 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc40148755 |
| Additional Information | map || waveforms |
| Did
you feel it? |
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| Berkeley
moment tensor solution |
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| Aftershock
Warning |
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| NCSN
First Motion Mechanism 1 |
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| ShakeMap
shaking intensity maps (Northern California server) |
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| Additional
Waveforms |
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