Saturday, June 30, 2012

A 4.9 magnitude quake has hit 30 miles south of the California-Mexico border in Baja California - USGS

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Earthquake Details

  • This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 4.6
Date-Time
Location 32.376°N, 115.250°W
Depth 9.9 km (6.2 miles)
Region BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Distances 6 km (3 miles) WNW of Delta, Mexico
17 km (10 miles) NW of Guadalupe Victoria, Mexico
36 km (22 miles) SE of Mexicali, Mexico
40 km (24 miles) SE of Calexico, California
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 12.3 km (7.6 miles); depth +/- 2.9 km (1.8 miles)
Parameters NST=129, Nph=138, Dmin=84.6 km, Rmss=1.22 sec, Gp=155°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=8
Source
  • Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID usb000ava9
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