Earthquake San Francisco:Earthquake Bay Area California Today
By Mar Celo on Sep 5, 2008 in US News | | |
Earthquake San Francisco:Earthquake Bay Area California Today - A 4.0 earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay Area,Friday night.The minor earthquake epicenter was located at Alamo, Calif.,east of San Francisco.According to Contra Costa County Sheriff’s spokesman Jimmy Lee,no injuries or damages were reported,near Alamo.The U.S. Geological Survey’s preliminary report is as followed:
A light earthquake occurred at 9:00:15 PM (PDT) on Friday, September 5, 2008.
The magnitude 4.0 event occurred 3 km (2 miles) ENE of Alamo, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 16 km (10 miles).
Magnitude 4.0 - regional moment magnitude (Mw)
Time Friday, September 5, 2008 at 9:00:15 PM (PDT)
Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 4:00:15 (UTC)
Distance from Alamo, CA - 3 km (2 miles) ENE (77 degrees)
Diablo, CA - 5 km (3 miles) NW (315 degrees)
Danville, CA - 6 km (4 miles) NNW (343 degrees)
Concord, CA - 11 km (7 miles) S (172 degrees)
Oakland, CA - 22 km (14 miles) ENE (69 degrees)
Coordinates
37 deg. 51.9 min. N (37.866N), 121 deg. 59.7 min. W (121.996W)
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