earthquake
The first earthquake I've felt in years just happened. I jumped up to check on everyone and no one flinched. Not the baby chicks, not the dumb old dog, not Josh who survived the Northridge earthquake. Made me jump, though!
A minor earthquake occurred at 1:22:31 AM (PST) on Sunday, March 9, 2008.
The magnitude 3.9 event occurred 5 km (3 miles) NNW of Fontana, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 1 km ( 1 mile).
| Magnitude |  | 3.9 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | | Sunday, March 9, 2008 at 1:22:31 AM (PST) Sunday, March 9, 2008 at 9:22:31 (UTC) |
| Distance from | | Fontana, CA - 5 km (3 miles) NNW (335 degrees) Rialto, CA - 9 km (6 miles) WNW (300 degrees) Devore, CA - 10 km (6 miles) SSW (213 degrees) San Bernardino, CA - 16 km (10 miles) WNW (288 degrees) |
| Coordinates | | 34 deg. 9.0 min. N (34.150N), 117 deg. 27.5 min. W (117.459W) |
| Depth | | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Quality | | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | | Nst=155, Nph=155, Dmin=6 km, Rmss=0.49 sec, Erho=0.3 km, Erzz=0.6 km, Gp=28.8 degrees |
| Event ID# | | ci14355252 |
| Additional Information | | map || |
| Waveforms |
For more information, see http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/
1 comment:
Didn't feel a thing down here--there's been LOTS of seismic activity down here, mostly centered in Mexico.
And do I have an earthquake (or general emergency) kit in this house? Why no! I really need to get it together. You think the fires would teach me that.
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