== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California
U.C. Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, Berkeley, California
Version #3: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This is a computer-generated message. This event has not yet been reviewed by a seismologist.
A strong earthquake occurred at 11:15:56 AM (PST) on Monday, December 22, 2003.
The magnitude 6.5 event occurred 11 km (7 miles) NE of San Simeon, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 8 km ( 5 miles).
| Magnitude |
6.5 - regional moment magnitude (Mw) |
| Time |
Monday, December 22, 2003 at 11:15:56 AM (PST)
Monday, December 22, 2003 at 19:15:56 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
San Simeon, CA - 11 km (7 miles) NE (49 degrees)
Cambria, CA - 17 km (11 miles) N (356 degrees)
Lake Nacimiento, CA - 20 km (13 miles) W (260 degrees)
Paso Robles, CA - 39 km (24 miles) WNW (283 degrees)
San Jose City Hall, CA - 195 km (121 miles) SSE (158 degrees)
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| Coordinates |
35 deg. 42.3 min. N (35.706N), 121 deg. 6.1 min. W (121.101W) |
| Depth |
7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Location Quality |
Excellent |
| Location Quality Parameters |
Nst=250, Nph=250, Dmin=5 km, Rmss=0.05 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=0.8 km, Gp=82.8 degrees |
| Event ID# |
nc40148755 |
| Additional Information |
map with fault names || waveforms
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NCSN First Motion Mechanism 1
ShakeMap shaking intensity maps (Northern California server)
Additional Waveforms
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