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last updated: 08/31/09 10:09.38 (PDT)
On Thursday August 27 2009 at 6:52 PM (PDT) the USArray seismic network recorded an earthquake (preliminary Mw 6.2) located in northern Qinghai, China.
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, NEW) for the USArray is 9954 km (89.55 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: | Thursday August 27, 2009 |
| Local Time: | 6:52 PM PST |
| Universal Time: | 08/28/09 (240) 01:52.07 UTC |
| Magnitude: | 6.2 Mw |
| Latitude: | 37.7210 |
| Longitude: | 95.6840 |
| Depth: | 10 km |
| Author: | QED |
| Authoritative: | yes |
Proximity to Population Centers
- 35 km (20 miles) ESE of Da Qaidam, Qinghai, China
- 165 km (100 miles) NNE of Golmud, Qinghai, China
- 1815 km (1120 miles) W of Beijing, Beijing, China
Maps
Mercator projection regional view
The red star denotes the earthquake epicenter. The orange markers denote the earthquake aftershocks. 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. The orange markers denote the earthquake aftershocks.
Detailed terrain view
The red marker denotes the earthquake epicenter. The orange markers denote the earthquake aftershocks.
Waveforms
Waveform picks are convoluted due to the arrivals generated by the earthquake in the Banda Sea, Indonesia that occurred within a minute of the China event.
You may view plots showing this event as recorded by USArray instruments:
- 3 components recorded by NEW, the closest USArray station to the event
- Large 3 components recorded by NEW, the closest USArray station to the event
- Vertical components from every eighth USArray station that recorded the event across the whole network
3 components recorded by NEW, the closest USArray station to the event:
News links
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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).
