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Magnitude 5.9 - OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
2010 February 04 20:20:21 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 5.9 |
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| Date-Time |
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| Location | 40.431°N, 124.929°W |
| Depth | 11.2 km (7.0 miles) |
| Region | OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA |
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| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 1.4 km (0.9 miles); depth +/- 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Parameters | Nph=101, Dmin=50 km, Rmss=0.35 sec, Gp=227°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=A |
| Source | |
| Event ID | nc71348851 |
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Replies
Here's another site that helps to see earthquakes on a global scale http://www.iris.edu/dms/seismon.htm
/Peter
It's interesting observing these quakes on a global scale as you can sort of see how the plates are moving and how each plate might affect another one beside it.
The only thing missing from this that might help us to understand what is happening globally is coinciding volcanic activity.