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Earthquake 6.0

nobaddays - 7-3-2009 at 05:40 AM

Sea of Cortez
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/

DENNIS - 7-3-2009 at 06:07 AM

Thanks NBD............


Hook.....Did this one get your attention?
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Earthquake Details
Magnitude 6.0
Date-Time Friday, July 03, 2009 at 11:00:18 UTC
Friday, July 03, 2009 at 05:00:18 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 25.465°N, 109.638°W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region GULF OF CALIFORNIA
Distances 68 km (42 miles) SW (224°) from Ahome, Sinaloa, Mexico
75 km (47 miles) WSW (243°) from Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
87 km (54 miles) WSW (249°) from Juan José Ríos, Sinaloa, Mexico
1064 km (661 miles) SE (136°) from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 9.3 km (5.8 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST=145, Nph=145, Dmin=767.4 km, Rmss=1.4 sec, Gp=176°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)


Event ID us2009iqba

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Russ - 7-3-2009 at 06:25 AM

Map:

Quake~2.jpg - 46kB

Russ - 7-3-2009 at 06:27 AM

Map closer:

screenshot_02.jpg - 43kB

ncampion - 7-3-2009 at 06:51 AM

Slept right through it in Loreto.

RetiredGolf1 - 7-5-2009 at 12:03 PM

Was this felt in Baja? I have been looking at property in Cabo San Lucas and was wondering about the quake.. is there any records of the last one happening? I had no idea about earthquakes in this region (except that it is just south of L.A. and Socal) should this be a concern?

bajalorena - 7-5-2009 at 12:20 PM

This happens occasionally, but we have never felt one ( in the 15 years we have been here in BuenaVista). I would say, not a concern...........

Cypress - 7-5-2009 at 12:24 PM

One of those "Is the bed shaking?" quakes.:spingrin:

JESSE - 7-5-2009 at 03:49 PM

Here in La Paz my very own seismic detector, did not report a thing.



[Edited on 7-5-2009 by JESSE]

Hook - 7-5-2009 at 04:05 PM

Didnt feel it. Quite a ways south, Dennis.

There's some discrepancies in the time of the quake listed above. One says 11:00 UTC and one says 13:00 UTC. Dont think I was up at 11 UTC.

I often think about tsunamis when I am out in the boat. Just a remnant of seeing the destruction and reading accounts of cruisers that survived that big one over in Indonesia and Thailand. I doubt we would get a warning if one was coming. Our house is not in a danger zone, though. But, man, could it do some damage in Bahia San Carlos.





[Edited on 7-5-2009 by Hook]

bajalou - 7-5-2009 at 04:06 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by RetiredGolf1
Was this felt in Baja? I have been looking at property in Cabo San Lucas and was wondering about the quake.. is there any records of the last one happening? I had no idea about earthquakes in this region (except that it is just south of L.A. and Socal) should this be a concern?


The San Andreas fault that runs from San Francisco thru Los Angeles area continues down the center of the Sea of Cortez. And most believe that the Sea is the result of the fault. Now the only question is, "How often and how intense are the earthquakes in this part of the fault".

wilderone - 7-6-2009 at 08:38 AM

More concern with hurricanes, tropical storms, flooding