Version #2: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This earthquake is more than 80 km offshore and its depth is unreliable.
This earthquake was reviewed by Fred Klein - USGS.
(v01)
A moderate earthquake occurred at 7:19:56 AM (PST) on Thursday, March 16, 2000
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The magnitude 5.8 event occurred 79 km (49 miles) W of Punta Gorda, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 8 km ( 5 miles).
| Magnitude | 5.8 - local magnitude (Ml) |
|---|---|
| Time | Thursday, March 16, 2000 at 7:19:56 AM (PST)
Thursday, March 16, 2000 at 15:19:56 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Punta Gorda, CA - 79 km (49 miles) W (280 degrees) Petrolia, CA - 85 km (53 miles) W (275 degrees) Ferndale, CA - 88 km (55 miles) WSW (256 degrees) Eureka, CA - 105 km (65 miles) WSW (244 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 40 deg. 23.2 min. N (40.386N), 125 deg. 16.7 min. W (125.279W) |
| Depth | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) |
| Quality | Poor |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=250, Nph=250, Dmin=81 km, Rmss=0.32 sec, Erho=1.4 km, Erzz=27.2 km, Gp=248.4 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc51095960 |