EARTHQUAKE HITS OFF CATALINA ISLAND

By Randy Economy

Just had a 3.8 earthquake right next to Catalina Island a couple of minutes ago.  Did you FEEL IT?

Here are the official details....

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	3.4
Date-Time	Wednesday, February 08, 2012 at 00:30:47 UTC Tuesday, February 07, 2012 at 04:30:47 PM at epicenter
Location	33.352°N, 118.229°W
Depth	0.9 km (~0.6 mile) (poorly constrained)
Region	GULF OF SANTA CATALINA, CALIFORNIA
Distances	9 km (6 miles) E (83°) from Avalon, CA 41 km (26 miles) SSW (205°) from Bolsa Chica Beach, CA 43 km (26 miles) SW (226°) from Newport Beach, CA 43 km (27 miles) SSW (209°) from Huntington Beach, CA 51 km (32 miles) S (187°) from Long Beach, CA 78 km (49 miles) S (179°) from Los Angeles Civic Center, CA
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 1.9 km (1.2 miles); depth +/- 2.6 km (1.6 miles)
Parameters	Nph= 60, Dmin=18 km, Rmss=0.77 sec, Gp=169°, M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=0
Source	California Integrated Seismic Net: USGS Caltech CGS UCB UCSD UNR
Event ID	ci11064213