Showing posts with label 6.0 Earthquake on Valentines Day off Coast of Oregon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 6.0 Earthquake on Valentines Day off Coast of Oregon. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

6.0 Earthquake hits off Coast of Oregon; No Tsunami warning issued


Valentines Day Oregon Coast Earthquake DetailsMap showing earthquakes


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Earthquake Location

The earthquake did hit off a well known fault area off the coast of Oregon.

Earthquake List for Map Centered at 44°N, 128°W

Update time = Wed Feb 15 4:00:02 UTC 2012
Here are the earthquakes in the Map Centered at 44°N, 128°W area, most recent at the top.
(Some early events may be obscured by later ones.)
Click on the underlined portion of an earthquake record in the list below for more information.
 MAGUTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s
LAT
deg
LON
deg
DEPTH
km
LOCATION
MAP6.02012/02/15 03:31:2043.536-127.38110.0245 km (152 mi) WNW of Bandon, OR


By Randy Economy

A 6.0 earthquake hit off the coast of Oregon just around 30 minutes ago. At 7:31 PM Pacific Standard Time on February 14,  The magnitude is such that a tsunami IS NOT EXPECTED. This will be the only WCATWC message issued for this event.
Did you feel it?  Hit my comment section below.  Here is the official details for the USGA.
  • This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude6.0
Date-Time
  • Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 03:31:20 UTC
  • Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 07:31:20 PM at epicenter
Location43.536°N, 127.381°W
Depth10 km (6.2 miles)
RegionOFF THE COAST OF OREGON
Distances256 km (159 miles) W of Coos Bay, Oregon
293 km (182 miles) WSW of Newport, Oregon
302 km (187 miles) NW of Brookings, Oregon
380 km (236 miles) WSW of SALEM, Oregon
Location Uncertaintyhorizontal +/- 19.7 km (12.2 miles); depth +/- 6.2 km (3.9 miles)
ParametersNST=205, Nph=211, Dmin=282.8 km, Rmss=1.15 sec, Gp=180°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source
  • Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event IDusb00080ib
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