Magnitude 6.9 - GULF OF CALIFORNIA

USGS ^ | August 3, 2009

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Earthquake Details

Magnitude	6.9
Date-Time	Monday, August 03, 2009 at 17:59:59 UTC Monday, August 03, 2009 at 10:59:59 AM at epicenter
Location	29.372°N, 112.814°W
Depth	10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region	GULF OF CALIFORNIA
Distances	122 km (76 miles) NNE (25°) from Santa Isabel, Baja California, Mexico 142 km (88 miles) WNW (294°) from La Doce, Sonora, Mexico 163 km (101 miles) SSW (203°) from Caborca, Sonora, Mexico 182 km (113 miles) W (281°) from Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico 533 km (331 miles) SE (130°) from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 7.2 km (4.5 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	NST=112, Nph=112, Dmin=984.1 km, Rmss=1.69 sec, Gp= 61°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source	U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
Event ID	us2009jwbh

[MrDem]

Nevada just popped twice too!

[mware]

any tsunami warnings???

[the invisib1e hand]

what the heck is Rove up to now?

[the invisib1e hand]

what the heck is Rove up to now?

[Oldeconomybuyer]

LA Times: 6.9 earthquake hits off Baja California coast
11:26 AM | August 3, 2009

A strong earthquake struck Baja California, about 360 miles south of the California border, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The temblor struck abound 11 a.m. in the Gulf of California, about 49 miles from Santa Isabel.

There was no immediate word of damage or injuries.

[p. henry]

Wow. The epicenter was 330 miles southeast of Tijuana, and things were rolling for a good period of time 13 floors up in San Diego. I’ll bet it was real interesting in La Paz and Cabo.

[17th Miss Regt]

Resetting the earthquake machine.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/dyfi/events/us/2009jwbh/us/index.html

[xcamel]

[G Larry]

Fox News is “saying” 6.9, while running a graphic that reads “5.8”

[capt. norm]

Question: Is the ‘Gulf of California’ the same thing as the ‘Sea of Cortez’ or are they separate entities?

[Oldeconomybuyer]

There were two earthquakes. See picture posted earlier in this thread.

[djf]

Wow!

5.8 at 10:55, 6.9 a few minutes later!

[COBOL2Java]

Question: Is the ‘Gulf of California’ the same thing as the ‘Sea of Cortez’ or are they separate entities?

Saw this in WikiPedia:

The Gulf of California (also known as the Sea of Cortez or Sea of Cortés; locally known in the Spanish language as Mar de Cortés or Mar Bermejo or Golfo de California) is a body of water that separates the Baja California Peninsula from the Mexican mainland. It is bordered by the states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, and Sinaloa. Rivers which flow into the Gulf of California include the Colorado, Fuerte, Mayo, Sinaloa, Sonora, and the Yaqui. The gulf's surface area is about 62,000 square miles (160,000 km²). The name "Gulf of California" predominates on most maps in English today. The name "Sea of Cortés" is the one preferred by most local residents.

[Cyman]

I am located in the Imperial Valley just north of Mexicali. Didn’t feel a thing.

[dragnet2]

Foreshock...Watch for a 8.2 to split the gulf all the way up through Yuma.

[meyer]

Maybe California is going to fall into the ocean, like they told us in school some 35 years ago. Back when we were looking at the next ice age.

[Red Badger]

What do you call a tsunami in Mexico?..................

[happinesswithoutpeace]

Per: NOAA

http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/hawaii/2009/hawaii.2009.08.03.181739.txt

[Red Badger]

Didn’t feel a thing.

Mescal will do that to ya!...............

[djf]

Most of California won’t.

But some will.

The Baja peninsula is gonna just keep getting longer, someday San Diego will sit on an island!

[PreciousLiberty]

I’ve been looking for that too. The US has helpfully informed everyone that no tsunami is expected along the US West Coast.

It was quite shallow, and that seems powerful enough to do quite a bit if the thrust was correct to cause a wave.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

What do you call a tsunami in Mexico?..................

Drinking the water......

[dragnet2]

What do you call a tsunami in Mexico?..

Beeg wave.

[La Enchiladita]

Feeling bored, are we?:)

Felt nothing in West L.A.

[PreciousLiberty]

Yes, although the lack of a Pacific-wide tsunami doesn’t preclude devastating local effects.

[aft_lizard]

I got ocean front property in Arizona...from my front porch you can see the sea..

[happinesswithoutpeace]

Obligatory disclaimer:

Underwater landslides, disturbances aside etc,

http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2009.08.03.181515

[cubreporter]

I hope not. I have family there. Wouldn’t want you or yours to fall into the ocean.

[happinesswithoutpeace]

You beat me to it : )

[AngelesCrestHighway]

...from my front porch you can see the sea..

Si....

[La Enchiladita]

Pinche aqua grade, ese!!

[Centurion2000]

Foreshock...Watch for a 8.2 to split the gulf all the way up through Yuma.

And the real estate speculators go wild.

[La Enchiladita]

I meant ‘grande’
:~\

[woofie]

surfs up

[Red Badger]

Que?..............

[Myrddin]

Wow. The epicenter was 330 miles southeast of Tijuana, and things were rolling for a good period of time 13 floors up in San Diego. I’ll bet it was real interesting in La Paz and Cabo.

I'm near I-5/Genessee in San Diego. Didn't feel a thing.

[Danae]

Here goes the San Andreas fault!

[wxgesr]

“Que?.......”

la terra es burracho....

[djf]

Just had 2 more...

5.0 and 6.0 aftershocks!!

[FourPeas]

Let’s be clear, this is something that existed long before Pres. Obama took office. It is not *his* fault.

[khnyny]

So far, 3 earthquakes - 5.8, 6.9 and 6.0.

[wxgesr]

Las olas de muertes?

[444Flyer]

Per FOX news...people in Phoenix felt it.

[Red Badger]

la tierra es borracho............

[FourPeas]

USGS server is overloaded. Website is unavailable for the most part.

[444Flyer]

Those aftershocks are Bigguns!!

[dragnet2]

Let me know when they start pulling tuna out of the Colorado.

[wxgesr]

Gracias!

As I often like to boast, “I can get laid, beat up, arrested, and a cold beer in about 5 different languages.”

I just can’t do it very well.