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last updated: 08/05/09 11:40.36 (PDT)
On Monday August 3 2009 at 11:00 AM (PDT) the USArray seismic network recorded an earthquake (preliminary Mw 6.9) located in the Gulf of California, Baja, Mexico.
Initial source parameters for this tremor are indicated below. The epicentral distance (i.e. distance separating the epicenter and the closest station in the recording network, 214A) for the USArray is 286 km (2.58 degrees).
If you felt the quake, the USGS would like to know. Please add your comments to the USGS page "Did you feel it?".
Summary
| Solution Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Local Date: | Monday August 3, 2009 |
| Local Time: | 11:00 AM PST |
| Universal Time: | 08/03/09 (215) 18:00.00 UTC |
| Magnitude: | 6.9 Mw |
| Latitude: | 29.3720 |
| Longitude: | -112.8140 |
| Depth: | 10 km |
| Author: | QED |
| Authoritative: | yes |
Proximity to Population Centers
- 89 km (56 miles) NNE (31°) from Santa Isabel, Baja California, Mexico
- 137 km (85 miles) W (280°) from La Doce, Sonora, Mexico
- 174 km (108 miles) NE (46°) from Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico
- 185 km (115 miles) W (270°) from Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
- 553 km (343 miles) SE (133°) from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Maps
Mercator projection regional view
The red star denotes the earthquake epicenter. Associated events and aftershocks are in orange. Triangle symbols are active stations at the time of the earthquake in the USArray (excluding ANSS backbone stations and GSN stations, which are represented by a diamond symbol) and colored by network. Gray lines are major rivers.
| Transportable Array (TA) | |
| UC San Diego (AZ) | |
| CalTech (CI) | |
| Uni. Utah (UU) | |
| ANSS backbone stations (US) | |
| Global Seismograph Network (IU) |
Regional satellite view
The red marker denotes the earthquake epicenter.
Detailed terrain view
The red marker denotes the earthquake epicenter.
Waveforms
You may view plots showing this event as recorded by USArray instruments:
- 3 components recorded by 214A, the closest USArray station to the event
- Large 3 components recorded by 214A, the closest USArray station to the event
- Vertical components from the fifty closest USArray stations that recorded the event across the whole network
3 components recorded by 214A, the closest USArray station to the event:
News links
- USGS page for this event
- CNN: "Four earthquakes hit Mexico's Gulf of California"
- Associated Press: "Strong quake hits Mexico's Gulf of California"
- BBC News: "Western Mexico hit by earthquakes"
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Current seismic activity measured by USArray
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Further information
Learn more about the Array Network Facility (ANF) component of USArray, the USArray experiment, the EarthScope project, and the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS).
