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Magnitude 4.4 - OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

2008 November 16 05:43:15 UTC

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Magnitude

4.4

Date-Time

Sunday, November 16, 2008 at 05:43:15 UTC

Saturday, November 15, 2008 at 09:43:15 PM at epicenter

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Location

40.318°N, 124.606°W

Depth

19.5 km (12.1 miles)

Region

OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

Distances

27 km (17 miles) W (268°) from Petrolia, CA

41 km (26 miles) SW (225°) from Ferndale, CA

47 km (29 miles) WSW (245°) from Rio Dell, CA

64 km (40 miles) SW (216°) from Eureka, CA

333 km (207 miles) NW (307°) from Sacramento,
CA

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horizontal +/- 0.9 km (0.6 miles); depth +/- 0.3 km (0.2 miles)

Parameters

NST= 29, Nph= 29, Dmin=26.6 km, Rmss=0.09 sec,
Gp=234°,
M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=2

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Event
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nc51211307

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