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FOR QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS REPORT Send e-mail to michael@andreas.wr.usgs.gov or reply to this message. . Seismicity Report for Northern California, the Nation, and the World for the week of September 1 - 7, 1994 Data and text prepared by Steve Walter and Barry Hirshorn U.S. Geological Survey 345 Middlefield Rd. MS-977, Menlo Park, CA 94025 Graphics by Quentin Lindh San Francisco Bay Area For the seven-day period ending at midnight on Wednesday, September 7, 1994 the U.S. Geological Survey office in Menlo Park recorded 25 earthquakes of magnitude one (M1) and greater within the San Francisco Bay area shown in Figure 1. Of these, nine were large as M2.0, including a M4.1 along the west side of the San Joaquin Valley on Wednesday. This total compares to 23 earthquakes during the previous seven-day period (August 25 - 31), four of which were as large as M2. The most notable activity during the week was a M4.1 Wednesday afternoon that occurred about 17 miles southwest of Modesto and was felt in the Modesto area (#7/1). The epicenter of the quake lies close to the northwest-trending San Joaquin fault, which marks the western side of the San Joaquin Valley from west of Tracy to the Newman area. The focal mechanism for the mainshock indicated a thrust earthquake along a northwest-trending fault. Five aftershocks occurred within the following 12 hours, two of which were as large as M2. Four M2 earthquakes occurred within a 14-hour period last Thursday. This is a significant increase in activity compared to recent weeks when four M2's over the course of a week would have been considered active. The four events occurred in separate areas of the East and South Bay beginning about 2:30am with a M2.0 eleven miles southeast of Antioch (#1/1). Ten hours later a M2.9 occurred on the central Calaveras about seven miles northeast of Morgan Hill (#2/1). This was followed two hours later, around 3:00pm, by a M2.1 on the southern Sargent fault three miles southwest of Gilroy (#3/1). Just after 4pm a M2.1 occurred on the central Calaveras about 12 miles north of Morgan Hill (#4/1). Two more M2 events occurred over the weekend. The first was again on the Calaveras, a M2.3 Saturday evening that was located about seven miles east of Milpitas (#5/1). The following afternoon, a M2.5 occurred west of the San Andreas about seven miles southeast of San Juan Bautista (#6/1). Northern & Central California We have recorded over 80 aftershocks (M>2.0) to last Thursday's M7.0 earthquake on the Mendocino Transform fault (#2/2). Thirty of the aftershocks were larger than M3.0 and two were as large as M4.0. Because the seismicity is occurring nearly 100 miles offshore, many of the smaller aftershocks will not be recorded well enough to be located. In fact, the locations of even the largest aftershocks should be considered very preliminary; uncertainties in the velocity models used in locating the earthquakes may have introduced errors in epicenters of several tens of miles. (see last week's report for a discussion of the mainshock and first 12 hours of aftershocks). There was only minor seismicity in other parts of northern California during the week. A M2.6 subduction event occurred just west of Eureka last Thursday (#4/2) and a M2.5 occurred about 30 miles southeast of Petrolia early Wednesday morning. The only activity in the Coast Ranges, aside from a few M2's at the Geysers, was a M2.1 Tuesday evening about 23 miles northeast of Willits. Northeastern California saw a bit more activity with a M2.8 last Thursday morning along the south side of Lake Tahoe (#1/2), a M2.6 north of the lake on Sunday morning (#6/2), and a M2.3 south of Lake Almanor on Wednesday (#8/2). The central part of the state was a bit more active than usual with a pair of M3's in the Parkfield/Coalinga area. The first of these was a M3.2 Tuesday morning about ten miles west of Coalinga (#7/2). It was followed the next day by a M3.2 on the Parkfield segment of the San Andreas (#9/2). To the northwest of Parkfield the creeping segment of the San Andreas was also active earlier in the week with a pair of M2.5's about ten miles southeast of Tres Pinos (#3/2). Long Valley Caldera There were no earthquakes as large as M2 within the caldera during the week. The only notable activity was a 2.4 on the Hilton Creek fault southeast of the caldera (#1/3). USA Seismicity (August 30 - September 7) According the data provided by the National Earthquake Information Center, there were several notable earthquakes in the lower 48 states outside of California. Most interesting was a M3.4 last Friday in central Michigan that was felt most strongly in the Lansing area and, to a lesser extent, at Grand Haven, Grand Rapids, and Jackson (#3/4). In contrast, a M4.3 on Monday in a remote area of southern Utah was not widely reported at all. Other domestic events of interest include a M3.2 and a M2.9 in southern Nevada (#1/4)and a M2.9 in southeastern Idaho (#2/4). The Planet Earth (August 30 - September 7) The largest earthquake during the week was the M7.0 Mendocino Transform event (#1/5 and #2/2). Though widely felt throughout northern California and southern Oregon, it produced little damage because of it's location about 100 miles offshore. In contrast a much smaller M5.8 in the northwest Balkans injured several people and caused some damage in the Bitola area of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (#2/5). A M5.3 offshore of Chignik, Alaska was strongly felt at Chignik and Perryville but produced little or no damage (#5/5). Other events of note include a Ms6.2 in the Vanuatu Islands (#4/5), a Mb6.0 east of the Kuril Islands (#6/5), and a Mb5.7 in the Eastern Island region (#3/5). Table 1. Northern & Central California Seismicity (M>1.0) --ORIGIN TIME (UT)-- -LAT N-- --LON W-- DEPTH N N RMS ERH ERZ DUR YR MON DA HRMN SEC DEG MIN DEG MIN KM RD S SEC KM KM REMKS MAG 94 SEP 1 757 31.41 36 44.11 120 57.34 1.13 22 .17 .613.8 ORT-- 1.0 94 SEP 1 902 59.18 37 35.70 118 53.40 4.18 22 .10 .3 .5 MOR 1.8 94 SEP 1 935 26.73 37 52.05 121 45.51 18.65 39 .14 .8 .3 GRN 1.9 94 SEP 1 1238 48.64 37 30.85 121 24.68 6.52 15 1 .19 .9 1.6 HAM 1.5 94 SEP 1 1329 50.10 38 56.06 119 58.69 17.19 33 2 .13 .7 1.3 WAK 2.9 94 SEP 1 1412 54.28 38 49.27 122 47.70 4.48 17 .09 .3 .6 GEY 1.5 94 SEP 1 1414 55.82 37 28.81 121 43.29 8.79 19 .04 .2 .6 HAM 1.2 94 SEP 1 1421 47.06 38 49.46 122 47.80 4.35 32 .13 .3 .6 GEY 2.0 94 SEP 1 1423 22.88 38 49.44 122 47.68 4.50 17 .11 .3 .7 GEY 1.7 94 SEP 1 1441 16.38 40 24.58 125 26.89 12.93 24 .33 8.228.6 MEN - 3.3 94 SEP 1 1515 49.25 40 26.61 126 19.83 14.67128 .27 2.323.5 PON-- 6.8 94 SEP 1 1535 53.06 36 39.01 121 16.08 6.48 56 .09 .2 .5 STN 2.8 94 SEP 1 1536 18.88 40 25.00 124 58.45 2.27 8 .21 8.612.3 MEN-- 94 SEP 1 1537 14.14 40 26.01 125 46.75 10.20 19 2 .3616.616.8 MEN - 3.3 94 SEP 1 1538 47.81 40 23.22 125 29.67 20.09 16 1 .26 9.515.9 MEN - 3.8 94 SEP 1 1539 28.59 36 39.08 121 16.37 5.61 30 .13 .3 .7 STN 2.5 94 SEP 1 1540 7.11 36 38.94 121 16.47 5.16 12 .09 .3 1.7 STN 2.1 94 SEP 1 1543 9.48 40 16.21 124 35.48 17.98 9 .11 5.3 .9 MEN 3.0 94 SEP 1 1548 4.52 40 23.13 125 27.10 16.19 16 2 .3514.519.5 MEN - 3.4 94 SEP 1 1551 43.40 40 23.93 125 15.45 15.06 19 3 .3511.815.1 MEN 3.4 94 SEP 1 1553 44.45 36 39.00 121 16.37 7.05 12 .04 .3 1.1 STN 1.6 94 SEP 1 1555 16.27 40 27.49 125 33.39 1.30 9 .2716.323.1 MEN - 2.9 94 SEP 1 1556 4.50 40 25.19 125 35.08 22.70 34 .32 6.527.8 MEN - 4.0 94 SEP 1 1605 31.81 40 21.31 125 41.97 18.60 12 .2218.020.2 MEN-- 3.8 94 SEP 1 1613 36.75 40 34.12 125 39.91 22.71 20 3 .29 6.818.5 MEN-- 3.2 94 SEP 1 1623 2.00 40 15.88 124 36.24 17.85 9 .17 6.1 1.0 MEN- 3.0 94 SEP 1 1625 56.15 40 25.32 125 39.04 23.65 56 2 .40 3.119.2 MEN- 3.9 94 SEP 1 1631 19.23 36 36.33 121 12.09 4.78 24 3 .08 .2 .6 PIN 1.8 94 SEP 1 1637 21.63 38 47.56 122 44.76 0.11 8 .09 .4 2.0 GEY * 1.3 94 SEP 1 1648 42.07 40 27.02 125 52.53 20.95 27 1 .30 8.014.8 MEN- 3.4 94 SEP 1 1650 20.78 40 20.94 125 19.39 25.11 14 3 .25 2.721.6 MEN-- 3.1 94 SEP 1 1714 9.72 40 24.55 125 56.12 23.49 31 2 .34 4.921.5 PON - 3.4 94 SEP 1 1714 22.66 40 16.20 124 43.00 16.31 13 .11 4.7 1.3 MEN 3.3 94 SEP 1 1737 22.59 40 19.66 125 4.16 2.58 12 .3813.818.4 MEN - 2.6 94 SEP 1 1744 24.83 38 47.06 122 45.10 0.04 8 .07 .3 1.3 GEY * 1.1 94 SEP 1 1746 52.44 36 27.42 121 2.03 6.04 20 2 .06 .3 .6 BIT 1.5 94 SEP 1 1758 5.70 40 24.17 125 26.67 21.55 41 1 .26 2.5 8.3 MEN- 3.5 94 SEP 1 1948 31.85 40 21.53 125 56.08 23.64 28 2 .28 4.319.9 PON - 4.4 94 SEP 1 1948 46.01 40 15.51 124 36.88 17.27 8 .14 4.1 .8 MEN 3.4 94 SEP 1 1950 21.46 37 9.07 121 32.54 7.56118 4 .12 .1 .4 CYN 2.9 94 SEP 1 1959 26.18 40 20.76 124 54.02 11.75 7 .1410.3 5.8 MEN - 2.5 94 SEP 1 2000 34.70 40 46.84 124 14.06 23.41 20 2 .08 .4 .7 EUR 2.6 94 SEP 1 2012 58.40 40 20.52 125 43.72 0.04 13 1 .3721.410.9 MEN - 2.8 94 SEP 1 2013 14.10 40 15.98 124 30.34 18.34 8 .13 3.0 .7 MEN 2.3 94 SEP 1 2046 43.16 38 47.53 122 46.73 1.33 20 .13 .3 .6 GEY 2.4 --ORIGIN TIME (UT)-- -LAT N-- --LON W-- DEPTH N N RMS ERH ERZ DUR YR MON DA HRMN SEC DEG MIN DEG MIN KM RD S SEC KM KM REMKS MAG 94 SEP 1 2048 57.51 40 27.82 125 50.85 14.77 17 1 .3314.819.2 MEN - 2.9 94 SEP 1 2058 55.34 40 17.08 124 44.36 16.80 11 .16 5.1 1.4 MEN- 3.4 94 SEP 1 2103 51.95 40 23.58 125 48.54 14.92 28 2 .4117.822.6 MEN - 3.0 94 SEP 1 2104 2.20 40 22.40 124 54.78 25.94 10 .5720.729.3 MEN 3.1 94 SEP 1 2126 27.35 37 26.95 119 44.45 20.64 9 2 .21 .9 1.3 KAI 2.6 94 SEP 1 2152 6.44 40 28.45 125 39.95 0.60 32 1 .44 7.8 4.9 MEN- 3.1 94 SEP 1 2159 29.87 36 57.89 121 35.29 6.85 45 .18 .3 .7 SAR 2.2 94 SEP 1 2245 17.88 40 21.48 124 50.23 16.04 7 .05 7.7 2.4 MEN - 1.6 94 SEP 1 2302 10.73 37 17.70 121 40.34 3.92 44 .09 .2 .6 SFL 2.2 94 SEP 1 2337 37.38 40 25.18 125 47.54 7.54 14 1 .3315.815.6 MEN - 2.8 94 SEP 2 32 57.53 40 38.15 125 28.41 24.65 29 1 .22 3.317.1 DEL-- 2.9 94 SEP 2 47 52.23 40 27.08 125 51.00 14.63 16 2 .3615.820.3 MEN - 2.6 94 SEP 2 48 7.73 40 15.70 124 28.46 19.95 9 .16 4.6 .6 MEN * 2.5 94 SEP 2 123 5.56 38 47.53 122 45.61 0.58 12 .05 .2 .7 GEY 1.6 94 SEP 2 204 41.63 37 24.42 118 32.36 7.10 12 2 .07 .4 1.0 CHA 1.1 94 SEP 2 235 21.81 40 22.84 125 54.50 15.11 13 1 .4120.826.1 PON - 2.7 94 SEP 2 235 37.98 40 15.45 124 25.66 19.67 7 .08 3.2 .5 MEN 2.4 94 SEP 2 244 58.38 40 23.37 125 22.84 23.96 33 1 .28 3.017.9 MEN- 3.4 94 SEP 2 305 23.78 40 24.36 125 39.00 0.50 22 2 .4418.710.1 MEN 2.9 94 SEP 2 337 20.81 37 4.07 121 53.94 15.37 16 .06 .5 1.0 LOM 1.3 94 SEP 2 346 31.20 40 23.46 125 53.37 22.82 41 2 .38 8.222.8 MEN-- 3.4 94 SEP 2 403 41.59 39 28.97 122 59.61 9.51 18 3 .13 .4 .8 BAR 1.7 94 SEP 2 408 25.10 35 48.11 121 14.97 5.85 20 2 .09 .4 1.0 SSM 1.9 94 SEP 2 424 46.60 37 29.62 118 24.65 12.29 10 2 .04 .4 .9 CHV 1.4 94 SEP 2 429 37.14 38 49.99 122 52.09 1.87 8 .02 .6 1.0 GEY 1.3 94 SEP 2 652 28.08 38 47.10 122 46.24 1.87 10 .04 .3 .7 GEY 1.4 94 SEP 2 652 32.71 40 27.27 125 59.62 14.58 15 1 .4120.425.6 PON - 2.7 94 SEP 2 811 51.96 40 11.86 126 11.69 23.06 10 .2522.022.5 PON - 3.0 94 SEP 2 812 8.46 40 17.43 124 40.23 20.71 8 .2411.7 1.4 MEN 2.7 94 SEP 2 821 9.87 36 39.24 121 11.06 8.62 19 1 .12 .4 .8 PAI 1.1 94 SEP 2 826 28.41 40 21.98 125 31.42 23.39 21 1 .20 3.114.1 MEN-- 2.7 94 SEP 2 931 13.84 40 24.11 125 43.98 7.46 19 2 .4917.517.0 MEN * 2.6 94 SEP 2 931 25.07 40 19.11 124 46.93 17.49 7 .3619.2 8.3 MEN 2.6 94 SEP 2 952 0.88 40 36.02 125 40.39 14.91 38 3 .30 5.5 7.4 DEL- 3.1 94 SEP 2 1036 27.93 39 2.29 122 53.32 0.02 29 1 .15 .2 3.0 BAR 1.8 94 SEP 2 1119 44.76 38 50.51 122 49.33 3.28 9 .02 .4 1.0 GEY 1.3 94 SEP 2 1153 51.44 38 47.77 122 44.90 0.96 9 .05 .3 .8 GEY 1.5 94 SEP 2 1218 5.53 36 26.87 120 38.96 19.21 33 2 .12 .4 .8 CRV 2.2 94 SEP 2 1237 6.75 37 38.18 118 52.20 4.21 11 .11 .4 1.0 SMO 1.0 94 SEP 2 1245 6.87 35 33.02 118 24.35 9.25 16 4 .12 .4 1.2 WWF 1.5 94 SEP 2 1256 3.17 40 21.12 125 52.09 14.60 12 2 .4321.326.8 MEN - 2.7 94 SEP 2 1320 57.07 40 18.02 124 28.83 19.55 7 .12 5.3 .6 MEN- 2.3 94 SEP 2 1324 58.37 40 26.08 125 22.38 6.90 20 2 .4615.414.9 MEN * 2.4 94 SEP 2 1325 8.83 40 16.40 124 31.67 18.93 8 .09 2.7 .8 MEN 2.3 94 SEP 2 1332 27.03 38 51.02 122 47.51 2.22 17 .08 .3 1.0 GEY 1.9 --ORIGIN TIME (UT)-- -LAT N-- --LON W-- DEPTH N N RMS ERH ERZ DUR YR MON DA HRMN SEC DEG MIN DEG MIN KM RD S SEC KM KM REMKS MAG 94 SEP 2 1343 45.53 37 37.99 118 52.30 11.62 8 .09 .9 1.9 SMO 1.0 94 SEP 2 1436 36.98 35 59.28 120 32.48 5.29 9 2 .03 .5 1.1 MID- 1.0 94 SEP 2 1531 26.13 40 18.83 124 29.15 20.24 7 .14 5.1 .8 MEN 1.8 94 SEP 2 1612 4.53 40 16.73 124 22.44 24.04 16 2 .14 1.0 .6 MEN 2.2 94 SEP 2 1718 2.77 37 22.24 118 17.31 13.80 29 .06 .6 .7 WHI 2.2 94 SEP 2 1721 29.05 40 24.78 125 21.26 21.93 22 1 .41 9.822.5 MEN- 2.8 94 SEP 2 1736 16.39 40 16.39 121 8.29 10.08 15 1 .10 1.2 1.4 ALM 2.0 94 SEP 2 2009 14.73 40 17.55 124 28.14 18.93 8 .14 5.2 .8 MEN 2.6 94 SEP 2 2023 35.86 40 27.93 125 46.54 0.03 44 1 .46 7.9 4.2 MEN * 3.3 94 SEP 2 2023 45.89 40 15.61 124 56.56 4.07 14 .21 7.5 6.5 MEN * 3.2 94 SEP 2 2158 51.93 40 22.53 125 39.60 1.36 16 1 .4627.616.4 MEN - 2.5 94 SEP 2 2159 5.93 40 18.34 124 35.58 21.36 7 .3017.0 2.9 MEN 1.7 94 SEP 2 2226 44.92 40 18.95 124 25.65 20.05 8 .08 2.7 .4 MEN 2.3 94 SEP 2 2227 37.33 36 39.02 121 16.24 6.59 40 3 .07 .2 .4 STN 1.9 94 SEP 2 2228 22.40 38 50.18 122 47.49 2.10 9 .05 .3 .8 GEY 1.3 94 SEP 2 2233 18.59 40 33.22 122 15.83 13.29 10 4 .27 .9 2.6 SHA 1.8 94 SEP 2 2250 40.85 36 38.95 121 16.27 6.56 17 .05 .3 .8 STN 1.1 94 SEP 2 2308 44.21 37 31.48 118 40.25 7.50 9 .05 .4 1.3 WCN 1.2 94 SEP 3 37 14.50 40 22.95 125 35.93 1.37 13 1 .4124.314.8 MEN - 2.7 94 SEP 3 44 36.34 40 21.79 125 6.62 5.70 15 .5121.117.9 MEN 2.7 94 SEP 3 129 52.17 36 33.99 121 9.73 7.89 10 1 .05 .4 1.0 PIN 1.0 94 SEP 3 616 45.62 40 20.43 124 18.93 18.82 8 .18 3.2 1.5 MEN 2.6 94 SEP 3 717 16.57 40 23.35 125 40.06 0.20 19 2 .4719.6 9.7 MEN * 2.8 94 SEP 3 817 17.87 40 22.98 124 56.24 20.08 9 .4528.920.7 MEN - 1.9 94 SEP 3 1010 14.08 40 22.55 125 53.45 14.13 25 1 .3511.915.5 MEN * 2.9 94 SEP 3 1010 26.01 40 19.08 124 50.21 18.72 7 .3922.4 6.9 MEN - 2.8 94 SEP 3 1129 6.32 38 50.06 122 45.50 3.87 8 .03 .3 1.2 GEY 1.2 94 SEP 3 1353 53.85 36 36.04 121 6.34 7.92 12 .16 .7 1.6 BVL 1.5 94 SEP 3 1716 55.14 40 24.00 125 38.91 19.56 49 .20 2.518.4 MEN-- 3.5 94 SEP 3 1736 20.57 40 41.38 122 23.51 26.70 8 .06 .7 1.6 SHA 1.8 94 SEP 3 2117 12.28 35 44.86 118 23.22 8.21 14 2 .10 .4 1.1 WWF 1.8 94 SEP 3 2207 27.63 38 47.67 122 46.16 1.48 8 .03 .3 .7 GEY 1.3 94 SEP 3 2338 53.20 38 47.60 122 44.64 2.50 12 .09 .3 .8 GEY 1.6 94 SEP 3 2355 18.44 40 22.66 125 26.84 22.51 38 1 .28 3.612.0 MEN- 3.2 94 SEP 3 2358 50.07 40 22.75 125 15.42 21.72 18 .3713.231.7 MEN - 2.9 94 SEP 4 32 17.76 38 49.92 122 47.21 1.62 9 .05 .3 .7 GEY 1.4 94 SEP 4 34 4.50 37 21.42 121 42.30 1.20 17 1 .06 .2 .9 ALU 1.1 94 SEP 4 227 56.60 36 28.71 121 3.17 5.88 26 1 .05 .3 .6 BIT 1.3 94 SEP 4 247 38.46 36 48.76 121 11.88 5.31 24 .06 .3 1.0 PAN- 1.2 94 SEP 4 340 56.74 37 26.03 121 46.65 9.01 67 .10 .2 .5 ALU 2.3 94 SEP 4 345 47.85 40 20.81 125 30.99 22.71 29 2 .27 6.016.5 MEN-- 3.0 94 SEP 4 528 17.69 37 53.26 121 58.23 10.19 16 .08 .3 .7 CON 1.4 94 SEP 4 553 48.86 40 18.01 121 24.69 7.88 11 3 .05 .5 2.5 ALM 1.0 94 SEP 4 934 4.74 39 9.02 123 10.46 3.04 10 2 .06 .4 2.5 MAA 1.2 94 SEP 4 1048 56.03 40 24.30 125 50.70 23.53 50 3 .34 4.017.5 MEN- 3.5 --ORIGIN TIME (UT)-- -LAT N-- --LON W-- DEPTH N N RMS ERH ERZ DUR YR MON DA HRMN SEC DEG MIN DEG MIN KM RD S SEC KM KM REMKS MAG 94 SEP 4 1228 23.04 40 22.43 125 16.20 7.48 22 2 .4613.613.2 MEN 2.8 94 SEP 4 1436 3.10 40 23.88 124 34.88 16.03 7 .10 3.0 .5 MEN 2.2 94 SEP 4 1436 48.87 36 0.11 120 33.26 3.96 7 .07 .6 1.9 SLA 1.4 94 SEP 4 1516 20.75 40 26.11 125 45.82 15.07 15 1 .3616.822.0 MEN - 2.6 94 SEP 4 1538 29.38 40 18.64 125 23.63 19.39 20 2 .29 9.915.7 MEN- 3.1 94 SEP 4 1557 50.00 40 24.40 125 13.87 7.46 20 2 .4215.114.6 MEN 2.6 94 SEP 4 1609 49.56 36 52.03 121 33.84 6.49 10 .08 .5 .9 SJB 1.0 94 SEP 4 1824 10.27 40 15.23 124 34.40 18.95 8 .13 4.2 1.0 MEN 2.8 94 SEP 4 2112 11.65 40 20.50 125 30.13 23.56 24 2 .30 5.722.9 MEN - 3.1 94 SEP 4 2133 58.76 38 48.90 122 48.41 4.49 8 .01 .4 .8 GEY 1.1 94 SEP 4 2251 16.24 36 45.57 121 30.22 12.91105 6 .23 .3 .4 SJB 2.6 94 SEP 4 2327 45.02 40 17.05 124 22.29 23.49 9 1 .10 1.4 1.0 MEN 1.7 94 SEP 5 51 44.68 39 39.57 122 51.73 5.82 21 1 .11 .3 2.2 SAC- 1.8 94 SEP 5 324 23.96 39 17.07 123 14.54 5.98 11 2 .11 .5 1.6 MAA 1.4 94 SEP 5 417 44.86 38 49.19 122 48.64 4.43 8 .02 .4 .8 GEY 1.1 94 SEP 5 704 48.96 36 51.20 121 35.21 7.11 29 .15 .3 .6 SJB 1.5 94 SEP 5 750 54.83 36 0.10 120 33.24 4.93 11 .07 .6 .7 SLA 1.4 94 SEP 5 925 13.82 40 17.90 121 21.64 4.94 9 2 .04 .8 2.2 ALM 1.0 94 SEP 5 952 58.73 38 48.63 122 46.15 2.33 8 .04 .3 .6 GEY 1.1 94 SEP 5 1036 30.54 38 50.90 123 0.45 1.52 8 .08 .3 1.6 MAA 1.4 94 SEP 5 1209 19.89 39 39.38 122 52.27 2.24 14 1 .10 .3 2.8 SAC 1.5 94 SEP 5 1209 58.82 38 49.19 122 48.63 4.47 8 .01 .4 .8 GEY 1.1 94 SEP 5 1258 39.61 40 16.43 125 29.50 14.60 11 1 .3316.620.8 MEN - 2.5 94 SEP 5 1304 38.98 40 15.13 125 11.42 0.01 11 2 .16 2.4 .8 MEN * 2.2 94 SEP 5 1309 27.85 38 48.04 122 46.89 0.73 8 .04 .3 .6 GEY 1.2 94 SEP 5 1311 22.55 38 48.28 122 47.32 1.64 8 .10 .4 .6 GEY 1.4 94 SEP 5 1318 44.62 38 48.42 122 47.04 1.04 9 .10 .4 .6 GEY 1.3 94 SEP 5 1334 48.09 36 46.98 121 24.75 12.12 38 .20 .4 .7 HOL 1.9 94 SEP 5 1521 54.71 37 28.79 118 47.62 8.39 16 .07 .6 .7 MOR 1.6 94 SEP 5 1744 7.98 37 29.22 121 37.85 0.60 7 .12 .5 9.4 HAM - 1.2 94 SEP 5 1830 35.85 36 12.67 120 19.84 9.85 9 2 .05 .6 .7 COA 1.6 94 SEP 5 2011 32.86 38 49.31 122 45.19 2.26 12 .13 .4 1.0 GEY 1.4 94 SEP 5 2209 21.06 41 11.24 121 32.20 9.16 13 3 .22 .9 6.5 MOD 1.7 94 SEP 6 31 4.85 40 25.14 125 51.77 7.40 16 1 .5022.621.8 MEN - 2.8 94 SEP 6 31 18.17 40 15.64 124 43.10 15.59 9 .15 4.9 1.5 MEN 2.3 94 SEP 6 141 15.43 40 21.65 125 24.11 12.78 13 1 .2210.311.8 MEN - 2.4 94 SEP 6 342 41.81 36 55.23 121 31.32 4.52 12 .20 .7 1.0 SAR 1.0 94 SEP 6 621 32.39 40 22.42 125 14.60 0.23 18 2 .29 6.4 3.3 MEN * 2.5 94 SEP 6 706 46.99 37 31.64 118 44.85 4.36 9 .15 .7 1.2 WCN 1.1 94 SEP 6 744 10.54 37 32.74 118 51.32 9.38 10 .08 .7 1.8 MOR 1.0 94 SEP 6 1017 17.75 40 20.66 125 13.04 23.55 23 2 .25 4.417.7 MEN- 2.8 94 SEP 6 1106 59.19 39 23.08 119 56.32 8.76 28 1 .23 2.3 2.9 WAK 2.7 94 SEP 6 1332 20.59 37 35.94 118 53.33 4.02 24 2 .10 .3 .5 MOR 1.6 94 SEP 6 1410 18.89 40 27.18 124 32.25 19.59 20 1 .14 1.3 .4 MEN 2.8 94 SEP 6 1528 34.46 36 39.42 121 17.11 7.99 29 .11 .3 .9 STN 2.1 --ORIGIN TIME (UT)-- -LAT N-- --LON W-- DEPTH N N RMS ERH ERZ DUR YR MON DA HRMN SEC DEG MIN DEG MIN KM RD S SEC KM KM REMKS MAG 94 SEP 6 1529 50.00 36 8.54 120 32.79 0.48 82 3 .43 .4 1.6 COA 3.3 94 SEP 6 1907 43.10 38 45.59 122 43.02 1.52 14 .12 .4 .5 GEY 1.9 94 SEP 6 2339 14.76 38 51.39 122 49.20 1.50 8 .03 .5 .8 GEY 1.1 94 SEP 7 40 38.13 37 35.07 118 51.13 8.14 11 .12 .7 1.5 MOR 1.0 94 SEP 7 45 16.53 37 49.40 122 12.57 11.97 48 .15 .3 .6 HAY 1.9 94 SEP 7 305 7.04 39 42.51 123 8.83 4.62 16 .15 .4 2.7 BAR 2.1 94 SEP 7 306 57.62 39 42.91 123 8.72 3.60 11 .12 .5 3.6 BAR 1.6 94 SEP 7 647 27.46 36 48.22 121 12.24 0.18 9 .09 1.0 9.6 PAN - 1.2 94 SEP 7 751 39.02 37 39.65 118 48.80 5.47 9 .08 .5 .8 HCF 1.0 94 SEP 7 753 10.32 38 49.95 122 47.35 0.30 8 .08 .3 1.2 GEY 1.2 94 SEP 7 910 41.44 36 15.39 120 24.86 7.97 11 .18 1.0 1.6 COA 2.0 94 SEP 7 934 21.36 38 48.09 122 48.84 4.14 8 .02 .3 .8 GEY 1.2 94 SEP 7 1004 15.88 38 46.36 122 44.36 3.31 17 .13 .3 .9 GEY 1.7 94 SEP 7 1134 17.67 40 7.58 121 4.36 2.08 15 .08 1.1 8.1 ALM - 2.3 94 SEP 7 1158 40.98 40 5.12 123 44.42 21.02 18 .26 1.1 .8 MEN 2.5 94 SEP 7 1431 8.36 40 15.84 124 26.47 19.27 7 .02 2.2 .5 MEN 2.2 94 SEP 7 1443 14.41 38 47.81 122 47.22 1.17 8 .03 .3 .5 GEY 1.4 94 SEP 7 1603 42.21 38 49.13 122 47.69 3.85 8 .02 .3 .8 GEY 1.1 94 SEP 7 1606 30.09 38 49.14 122 48.30 3.83 9 .11 .5 1.1 GEY 1.4 94 SEP 7 1759 11.01 37 31.46 118 45.44 6.04 32 .13 .3 .6 WCN 2.4 94 SEP 7 1909 59.94 37 30.85 121 15.69 3.02 92 .25 .5 1.5 JQN 4.1 94 SEP 7 1913 36.48 37 31.18 121 15.28 1.36 11 .23 1.215.7 JQN - 1.6 94 SEP 7 1922 14.92 37 31.78 121 15.12 1.03 51 .36 .6 9.4 JQN * 2.4 94 SEP 7 1923 36.88 38 49.65 122 49.46 3.25 15 .11 .4 1.0 GEY 2.0 94 SEP 7 1942 28.77 37 37.16 118 53.13 9.82 24 .13 .4 .7 SHE 1.7 94 SEP 7 1945 46.57 37 30.71 121 15.18 4.82 10 .13 .6 2.4 JQN 1.8 94 SEP 7 2020 42.85 37 31.84 121 14.73 0.03 39 .32 .7 9.6 JQN * 2.3 94 SEP 7 2234 30.64 35 59.69 120 33.09 4.62 52 .15 .2 .4 MID 3.2 94 SEP 7 2318 40.86 38 48.40 122 46.06 2.55 10 .06 .3 .7 GEY 1.4 94 SEP 7 2336 10.19 37 31.83 121 14.53 0.54 16 .28 1.017.7 JQN - 1.7 94 SEP 8 44 6.26 36 0.14 120 33.40 4.58 14 .07 .6 .6 SLA 1.9 94 SEP 8 154 28.64 38 47.26 122 46.83 3.52 8 .01 .3 .8 GEY 1.1 94 SEP 8 158 56.88 36 0.07 120 33.29 4.02 7 .06 .6 1.7 SLA 1.4 94 SEP 8 426 13.82 40 18.63 124 51.30 22.54 7 .1410.4 8.6 MEN - 3.0 94 SEP 8 545 12.62 36 0.42 120 33.41 5.32 9 .08 .7 1.1 SLA 1.1 TABLE 2. Data from National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) UTC TIME LAT LONG DEP GS MAGS SD STA REGION AND COMMENTS HRMNSEC MB Msz USED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUG 30 040940.1& 63.120N 149.330W 86 70 CENTRAL ALASKA. . 094402.8& 59.140N 151.310W 56 86 KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA. ML 3.8 155802.2* 44.758N 150.015E 33N 4.9 0.9 26 EAST OF KURIL ISLANDS 212105.6* 22.499S 175.045W 33N 5.0 0.7 53 TONGA ISLANDS REGION 223208.4 44.509N 150.181E 33N 5.0 1.0 36 EAST OF KURIL ISLANDS AUG 31 041404.3? 32.53 N 93.51 E 33N 5.0 0.8 10 XIZANG 041917.1* 50.095N 94.273E 33N 4.9 0.8 26 RUSSIA-MONGOLIA BORDER REGION 052728.3 5.567S 145.821E 24 5.1 4.3 1.1 30 EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G. 112554.5? 6.74 S 150.63 E 33N 4.9 1.5 11 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. 144243.9 59.698N 153.202W 131 0.7 77 SOUTHERN ALASKA 145957.5* 1.633N 30.744E 10G 5.0 0.5 10 UGANDA 160042.1* 52.228N 160.779E 33N 4.5 1.2 7 OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA 192607.2 62.832N 150.766W 100G 1.0 65 CENTRAL ALASKA 224448.1 61.803N 146.799W 33N 1.0 35 SOUTHERN ALASKA. ML 3.2 (AEIC), 3.5 (PMR). Felt (II) at Glenallen. 232954.0* 25.901N 78.553E 33N 4.9 0.8 8 NORTHERN INDIA SEP 01 011747.2 52.937N 166.998W 33N 4.9 4.5 1.2 75 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. ML 5.1 (PMR). 022150.2 37.219N 116.110W 5G 0.8 15 SOUTHERN NEVADA. ML 3.2 (GS). 032234.8 35.717N 137.527E 10G 1.5 11 EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN 100551.9* 42.398N 125.397W 10G 0.3 35 OFF COAST OF OREGON 105039.2 52.230N 160.567E 33N 4.9 4.4 0.9 30 OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA 105233.7 42.778N 111.137W 5G 0.9 12 EASTERN IDAHO. ML 2.9 (GS). 132948.6 38.918N 119.964W 5G 0.9 30 CALIFORNIA-NEVADA BORDER REGION. ML 2.9 (GS). Felt in the South Lake Tahoe area. 144114.7 40.323N 125.424W 10G 0.7 36 OFF COAST OF N.California ML 3.3 151552.9 40.398N 125.670W 10G 6.5 7.1 1.0 301 OFF COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. Mw 7.1 (GS), 7.0 (HRV). Mo=5.4*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt throughout much of northern California as far south as Fresno. Also felt in southern Oregon. Tsunami generated with maximum wave heights of 14 cm. (peak-to-trough) at Crescent City. Two subevents about 4.8 seconds apart observed on broadband displacement seismograms. 153855.7 10.734S 166.151E 155D 5.6 0.7 110 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS 155603.2 40.376N 125.426W 10G 0.6 69 OFF COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. ML 3.9 (GS). 160529.8* 40.480N 125.671W 10G 0.7 24 OFF COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 161241.7 41.129N 21.198E 21 5.8 1.0 167 NORTHWESTERN BALKAN REGION. Several people injured and some damage in the Bitola area, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Felt (VII) in the Bitola-Ohrid-Resen area, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Also felt in southwestern Bulgaria and at Florina and Kastoria, Greece. 161330.4? 40.54 N 125.98 W 10G 0.5 20 OFF COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 161517.6? 52.20 N 166.44 W 33N 5.0 1.4 13 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS 162310.3 41.031N 21.339E 10G 5.2 1.0 50 NORTHWESTERN BALKAN REGION 162553.0? 40.40 N 125.65 W 10G 0.7 24 OFF COAST OF N.California ML 3.8 164841.0* 40.404N 125.726W 10G 0.7 24 OFF COAST OF N.California ML 3.0 170748.5* 41.536N 142.123E 33N 3.5 1.4 12 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION 171407.8 40.375N 125.844W 10G 0.7 34 OFF COAST OF N.California ML 3.2 173015.7* 52.223N 160.510E 33N 4.6 0.7 7 OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA 175802.8 40.338N 125.466W 10G 0.7 51 OFF COAST OF N.California ML 3.3 194831.5* 40.418N 125.712W 10G 0.7 24 OFF COAST OF N.California ML 3.5 200630.7 52.246N 160.479E 33N 5.0 4.6 1.0 55 OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA 202756.8 52.348N 160.424E 33N 5.0 4.6 0.9 24 OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA 204926.0* 41.193N 20.105E 10G 1.5 10 ALBANIA. ML 3.3 (ROM). 205036.2* 18.496S 173.016W 33N 5.3 5.4 1.0 45 TONGA ISLANDS 205841.7* 40.451N 125.773W 10G 0.6 25 OFF COAST OF N.California ML 3.6 213854.6 61.975N 149.816W 10G 0.6 13 SOUTHERN ALASKA. ML 3.6 (PMR). 224823.9& 63.480N 150.830W 16 81 CENTRAL ALASKA. . ML 3.4 (AEIC), 3.7 (PMR). Felt at Kantishna. SEP 02 034631.9* 40.411N 125.550W 10G 0.4 25 OFF COAST OF N.California ML 3.2 045430.4* 20.897S 66.614W 225D 4.8 0.9 49 SOUTHERN BOLIVIA 054853.9? 22.57 S 175.95 W 33N 5.2 0.6 52 TONGA ISLANDS REGION 081152.8? 40.39 N 125.85 W 10G 0.2 6 OFF COAST OF N.California ML 3.0 095155.8* 40.542N 125.938W 10G 0.8 26 OFF COAST OF N.California ML 3.0 134654.7* 22.533N 107.371W 33N 4.5 1.4 38 OFF COAST OF CENTRAL MEXICO 154734.2* 36.731N 116.152W 5G 0.9 6 CALIFORNIA-NEVADA BORDER. ML 2.9 174614.4? 20.12 S 178.11 W 500G 4.9 0.9 23 FIJI ISLANDS REGION 202337.2* 40.402N 125.646W 10G 0.8 23 OFF COAST OF N.California ML 3.3 212306.0* 42.847N 84.571W 5G 0.6 5 MICHIGAN. mbLg 3.4 (GS). Felt in the Lansing area. Also felt at Grand Haven, Grand Rapids and Jackson. 224616.7* 35.516N 140.365E 31 1.0 9 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 235347.1? 32.93 S 70.96 W 70G 0.4 7 CHILE-ARGENTINA BORDER REGION. MD 3.4 (SAN). SEP 03 010706.8 65.814N 155.238W 22 0.6 33 NORTHERN ALASKA 025302.9 51.274N 178.902W 33N 5.1 1.1 72 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS. 042919.2? 33.21 S 70.03 W 10G 0.3 8 CHILE-ARGENTINA BORDER. MD 3.8 043052.2? 50.93 N 178.87 W 33N 4.2 1.4 9 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS. 043115.0? 33.17 S 69.98 W 10G 0.2 7 CHILE-ARGENTINA BORDER. MD 3.6 044017.0? 33.22 S 70.06 W 10G 0.2 7 CHILE-ARGENTINA BORDER. MD 3.5 050128.2? 33.23 S 70.06 W 10G 0.2 7 CHILE-ARGENTINA BORDER. MD 3.6 073322.1? 33.17 S 69.95 W 10G 0.3 8 CHILE-ARGENTINA BORDER. MD 4.2 075009.5? 16.44 S 174.57 W 199D 4.3 0.5 10 TONGA ISLANDS 090254.7* 31.322S 110.984W 10G 5.7 5.3 0.7 73 EASTER ISLAND REGION. Mw 5.7 091150.8? 33.24 S 70.10 W 10G 0.3 7 CHILE-ARGENTINA BORDER. MD 3.5 095333.1? 32.76 S 71.01 W 70G 0.2 8 NEAR COAST-CENTRAL CHILE. MD 4.4 100153.6? 33.23 S 70.09 W 10G 0.3 7 CHILE-ARGENTINA BORDER. MD 3.6 101012.8? 40.34 N 125.80 W 10G 0.7 6 OFF COAST OF N.California ML 3.0 140658.2* 4.512S 153.968E 33N 5.5 4.7 0.6 48 NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G. 164212.9? 33.25 S 70.14 W 10G 0.3 7 CHILE-ARGENTINA BORDER. MD 3.6 171654.0* 40.379N 125.515W 10G 0.8 26 OFF COAST OF N.California ML 3.1 174641.9* 20.830S 173.226E 33N 5.7 6.2 0.8 50 VANUATU ISLANDS REGION 181958.3 57.025N 155.297W 62? 4.0 0.9 14 ALASKA PENINSULA. ML 4.4 (GS). SEP 04 011908.1* 35.550N 140.410E 92? 1.2 18 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 022825.1* 8.656S 74.430W 145D 4.7 0.6 29 PERU-BRAZIL BORDER REGION 073441.3? 50.74 N 129.87 W 10G 3.6 0.7 11 VANCOUVER ISLAND REGION 104853.8? 40.34 N 125.75 W 10G 1.2 10 OFF COAST OF N.California ML 3.4 122933.1* 42.285N 142.055E 33N 4.4 0.6 13 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION 145038.6? 36.15 N 100.17 E 33N 5.3 1.1 23 QINGHAI, CHINA SEP 05 025941.2 56.041N 158.417W 63D 5.3 1.1 78 ALASKA PENINSULA. ML 5.2 (PMR). Felt (V) at Chignik, (IV) at Perryville and (III) at Sand Point. Also felt at Chignik Lagoon. 041055.4 52.081N 131.308W 10G 4.0 1.1 29 QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION 052028.6 54.139N 157.037W 33N 4.6 1.0 25 SOUTH OF ALASKA 221351.3 46.825N 155.350E 33N 6.0 5.1 0.7 143 EAST OF KURIL ISLANDS SEP 06 034837.5 38.077N 112.328W 5G 4.1 0.7 40 UTAH. ML 4.3 (GS). 152951.1 36.147N 120.533W 10G 0.8 80 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. ML 3.1 (GS). SEP 07 190958 Q 37.5 N 121.2 W 10G 1.2 78 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. ML 4.1 (GS). Notes for Table 1: Origin time in the list is in GMT, in the text and on maps it is in local time. N RD: is the number of readings used to locate the event. N S: is the number of S waves in N RD. RMS SEC: is the root mean squared residual misfit for the location is seconds, the lower the better, over 0.3 to 0.5 seconds is getting bad, but this is machine, not hand timed, data. ERH: is the estimated horizontal error in kilometers. ERZ: is the estimated vertical error in kilometers. N FM: is the number of readings used to compute the magnitude. REMKS: obtuse region codes that denote the velocity model used to locate the event. DUR MAG: is the magnitude as determined from the duration of the seismograms, not the amplitude. Sort of like going to echo canyon and measuring how loud your yell is by counting echos. FIG: denotes the figure/event number in the maps posted separately.