Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Pico Rivera Earthquake was 10.8 miles below the earth and registered 4.4

BREAKING NEWS ON THE PICO RIVERA EARTHQUAKE
THIS MORNING

Here is the official scoop on this mornings earthquake here in the Pico Rivera/Santa Fe Springs/Norwalk/Cerritos area from the USGS.

The "light earthquake" occurred at 4:04:00 AM (PDT) on Tuesday, March 16, 2010.


The magnitude 4.4 event occurred 2 km (1 miles) ENE of Pico Rivera, CA.

The hypocentral depth is 18 km (11 miles).

Magnitude 4.4 - local magnitude (ML)
Time Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 4:04:00 AM (PDT)
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 11:04:00 (UTC)
Distance from Pico Rivera, CA - 2 km (1 miles) ENE (58 degrees)
Montebello, CA - 4 km (3 miles) ESE (115 degrees)
Whittier Narrows Rec. Area, CA - 4 km (3 miles) SSW (207 degrees)
Downey, CA - 9 km (5 miles) NE (39 degrees)
Los Angeles Civic Center, CA - 17 km (11 miles) ESE (112 degrees)
Coordinates 33 deg. 59.9 min. N (33.998N), 118 deg. 4.3 min. W (118.072W)
Depth 18 km (11.2 miles)
Location Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst=122, Nph=122, Dmin=5 km, Rmss=0.37 sec, Erho=0.4 km, Erzz=0.9 km, Gp=25.2 degrees

Event ID# ci14601172

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