Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California
U.C. Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, Berkeley, California
Version #2: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This earthquake was reviewed by Jim Luetgert-USGS.
(v01)
A light earthquake occurred at 1:14:01 PM (PST) on Friday, December 28, 2001.
The magnitude 4.7 event occurred 16 km (10 miles) NW of Pinnacles, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 7 km ( 4 miles).
| Magnitude | 4.7 - local magnitude (Ml) |
|---|---|
| Time | Friday, December 28, 2001 at 1:14:01 PM (PST) Friday, December 28, 2001 at 21:14:01 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Pinnacles, CA - 16 km (10 miles) NW (321 degrees) Tres Pinos, CA - 18 km (11 miles) SSE (160 degrees) Gonzales, CA - 23 km (14 miles) NE (49 degrees) Hollister, CA - 27 km (17 miles) SSE (151 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 36 deg. 38.4 min. N (36.641N), 121 deg. 15.1 min. W (121.252W) |
| Depth | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Location Quality | Excellent |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=220, Nph=220, Dmin=3 km, Rmss=0.08 sec, Erho=0.1 km, Erzz=0.3 km, Gp=72 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc40129860 |