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Magnitude 6.7 - GULF OF CALIFORNIA
2006 January 4 08:32:31 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

A strong earthquake occurred at 08:32:31 (UTC) on Wednesday, January 4, 2006. The magnitude 6.7 event has been located in the GULF OF CALIFORNIA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Magnitude	6.7
Date-Time	Wednesday, January 4, 2006 at 08:32:31 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Wednesday, January 4, 2006 at 1:32:31 AM = local time at epicenter
Location	28.102°N, 112.066°W
Depth	10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region	GULF OF CALIFORNIA
Distances	89 km (56 miles) NNE (14°) from Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur, Mexico 101 km (63 miles) SW (215°) from La Doce, Sonora, Mexico 116 km (72 miles) W (280°) from Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico 152 km (94 miles) SW (225°) from Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico 684 km (425 miles) SE (135°) from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 6.2 km (3.9 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	Nst=129, Nph=129, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.15 sec, Gp=122°, M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	ushmal

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Earthquake Magnitude 6.7 - GULF OF CALIFORNIA

A strong earthquake occurred at 08:32:31 (UTC) on Wednesday, January 4, 2006. The magnitude 6.7 event has been located in the GULF OF CALIFORNIA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

• Magnitude 6.7
  
• Wednesday, January 4, 2006 at 1:32:31 AM = local time at epicenter
  
• Location 28.102°N, 112.066°W
  
• Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
  
• Region GULF OF CALIFORNIA
  

Distances

• 89 km (56 miles) NNE (14°) from Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur, Mexico
  
• 89 km (56 miles) NNE (17°) from Santa Rosalia, Baja Calif. Sur, Mexico
  
• 101 km (63 miles) SW (215°) from La Doce, Sonora, Mexico
  
• 152 km (94 miles) SW (225°) from Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
  
• 684 km (425 miles) SE (135°) from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
  
  

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