Earthquakes: Inland Empire and Baja, Mexico

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Earthquakes: Inland Empire and Baja, Mexico

Banning, CA 3.2 magnitude - 1:17 PST
A 3.2-magnitude earthquake struck 5 miles north northwest of Banning, Ca at 1:17 p.m.

Magnitude	3.2
Date-Time	Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 21:17:22 UTC Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 01:17:22 PM at epicenter
Location	34.002°N, 116.911°W
Depth	14.6 km (9.1 miles)
Region	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Distances	8 km (5 miles) N (351°) from Banning, CA 10 km (6 miles) NE (34°) from Beaumont, CA 13 km (8 miles) ESE (104°) from Yucaipa, CA 30 km (19 miles) ENE (74°) from Moreno Valley, CA 123 km (77 miles) E (92°) from Los Angeles Civic Center, CA
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 0.2 km (0.1 miles); depth +/- 0.8 km (0.5 miles)
Parameters	Nph=123, Dmin=6 km, Rmss=0.26 sec, Gp= 18°, M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=C
Source	California Integrated Seismic Net: USGS Caltech CGS UCB UCSD UNR
Event ID	ci14404564

Mexico, Baja California 5.0 magnitude - 11:23 PST
A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck 15 miles north northwest of Guadalupe Victoria, Baja California, Mexico at 11:23:01 a.m.

Magnitude	5.0
Date-Time	Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 19:23:01 UTC Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 11:23:01 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	32.359°N, 115.355°W
Depth	15 km (9.3 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region	BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Distances	24 km (15 miles) WNW (289°) from Guadalupe Victoria, Baja California, Mexico 34 km (21 miles) SSE (162°) from Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico 38 km (24 miles) SSE (159°) from Calexico, CA 157 km (98 miles) E (96°) from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 2.2 km (1.4 miles); depth +/- 31.6 km (19.6 miles)
Parameters	Nph=035, Dmin=47 km, Rmss=0.69 sec, Gp=220°, M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=O
Source	California Integrated Seismic Net: USGS Caltech CGS UCB UCSD UNR
Event ID	ci14404512

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Thursday, November 20, 2008