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More Earthquakes Out West Latest one 5.2 in Northern California Rate Topic: -----

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Weather Observations
22.0 F (-5.6 C)

Wind is
East at 13.8 MPH (12 KT)
Humidity:
89%
Pressure:
1013.2mb
Visibility:
0.75 mile(s)
Conditions:
Light Snow Blowing Snow Fog/Mist
Location:
KDAY
Updated:
Feb 9 2010, 6:56 am EST

Data Source: NWS

Posted 29 April 2008 - 10:25 PM

Earthquake Details
Magnitude 5.2

Date-Time

* Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 03:03:06 UTC
* Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 08:03:06 PM at epicenter

Location 40.836°N, 123.495°W
Depth 17.9 km (11.1 miles)
Region NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Distances

* 18 km (11 miles) ESE (114°) from Willow Creek, CA
* 42 km (26 miles) E (97°) from Blue Lake, CA
* 42 km (26 miles) NW (315°) from Hayfork, CA
* 56 km (35 miles) E (85°) from Eureka, CA
* 307 km (191 miles) NW (326°) from Sacramento, CA

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 0.3 km (0.2 miles); depth +/- 1.4 km (0.9 miles)
Parameters NST=140, Nph=140, Dmin=49 km, Rmss=0.18 sec, Gp= 94°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=3
Source

* California Integrated Seismic Net:
* USGS Caltech CGS UCB UCSD UNR



Event ID nc40216664

Magnitude 5.1
Date-Time

* Sunday, April 27, 2008 at 21:17:59 UTC
* Sunday, April 27, 2008 at 02:17:59 PM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 48.685°N, 128.888°W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION
Distances

* 244 km (151 miles) SSW (205°) from Port Hardy, BC, Canada
* 302 km (188 miles) WSW (243°) from Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
* 317 km (197 miles) W (278°) from Neah Bay, WA
* 405 km (252 miles) W (275°) from Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
* 425 km (264 miles) W (263°) from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available
Parameters NST=175, Nph=175, Dmin=182.9 km, Rmss=0 sec, Gp=166°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=U
Source

* GSC Pacific Geoscience Centre, Sidney, British Columbia, Canada

Event ID us2008ribx

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