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== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
California Integrated Seismic Net
USGS/
Caltech/
CGS/
UCB/
UCSD/
UNR
Version #7: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This quake ruptured the San Andreas fault section near Parkfield.
A strong earthquake occurred at 10:15:24 AM (PDT) on Tuesday, September 28, 2004. The magnitude 6.0 event occurred 11 km (7 miles) SSE of Parkfield, CA. The hypocentral depth is 8 km ( 5 miles).
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Magnitude |
6.0 - regional moment magnitude (Mw) |
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Time |
Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at 10:15:24 AM (PDT) Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at 17:15:24 (UTC)
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Distance from |
Parkfield, CA - 11 km (7 miles) SSE (151 degrees)
Shandon, CA - 18 km (11 miles) N (1 degrees)
San Miguel, CA - 30 km (19 miles) ENE (76 degrees)
Paso Robles, CA - 34 km (21 miles) NE (53 degrees)
San Jose City Hall, CA - 217 km (135 miles) SE (141 degrees)
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Coordinates |
35 deg. 48.9 min. N (35.815N), 120 deg. 22.5 min. W (120.374W) |
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Depth |
7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
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Location Quality |
Good |
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Location Quality Parameters |
Nst=248, Nph=248, Dmin=3 km, Rmss=0.11 sec, Erho=0.4 km, Erzz=0.6 km, Gp=93.6 degrees
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Event ID# |
nc51147892 |
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Additional Information |
map with fault names
Topo map centered at earthquake (This link takes you offsite).
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