Info for Eq #nc40106481 Recent Earthquakes in California
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
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U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California
U.C. Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, Berkeley, California
Version 1: Updates lower and earlier versions of this earthquake report
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A MODERATE EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED AT 08:51 PM PDT Thursday, Oct 21, 1999.
THE MAGNITUDE 5.0 (MD) EVENT IS LOCATED 14 MILES NNW OF REDDING, CA
THE HYPOCENTRAL DEPTH IS 17.3 MILES.
PRINCIPAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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Magnitude : 5.00 MD
Event Date & Time : 10/21/1999 08:51:29 PM PDT
10/22/1999 03:51:29 UTC
Location : 40.7803 N, 122.4412 W
: (40 deg. 46.82 min. N, 122 deg. 26.47 min. W)
Depth : 27.8 km. deep ( 17.3 miles)
Location Quality : Fair
22 km ( 14 miles) NNW (349 degrees) of Redding, CA
32 km ( 20 miles) ENE ( 75 degrees) of Lewiston, CA
39 km ( 24 miles) NNW (342 degrees) of Anderson, CA
43 km ( 26 miles) E ( 83 degrees) of Weaverville, CA
46 km ( 29 miles) NNW (343 degrees) of Cottonwood, CA
ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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number of phases : 13
rms misfit : 0.31 seconds
horizontal location error : 2.1 km
vertical location error : 7.6 km
maximum azimuthal gap : 162 degrees
distance to nearest station : 34. km
In region 1 (056) SHASTA
event ID:
40106481
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