Earthquake Magnitude 6.9 - OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

USGS Earthquake Hazards ^ | June 16, 2005 | USGS

[bd476]

Magnitude 6.9 - OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 2005 June 17 06:21:45
UTC Preliminary Earthquake Report
West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS

A strong earthquake occurred at 06:21:45 (UTC) on Friday, June 17, 2005. The magnitude 6.9 event has been located OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Magnitude 6.9 Date-Time Friday, June 17, 2005 at 06:21:45 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Thursday, June 16, 2005 at 10:21:45 PM = local time at epicenter

Location 40.605°N, 126.284°W Depth 45 km (28.0 miles) set by location program Region OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Distances 171 km (106 miles) W (272°) from Ferndale, CA 172 km (107 miles) W (281°) from Petrolia, CA 176 km (109 miles) W (266°) from Humboldt Hill, CA 180 km (112 miles) W (264°) from Eureka, CA 458 km (285 miles) NW (315°) from San Francisco City Hall, CA

Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available Parameters Nst=033, Nph=033, Dmin=217.5 km, Rmss=0.94 sec, Gp=202°, M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=1 Source West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS

Event ID at00000366

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thanks for responding as I left the thread to get some shuteye and missed this.

[dc-zoo]

Please also put me on your earthquake ping list. I missed reading about this one last night.

[Black Tooth]

Riiiight... I believe that.

[BurbankKarl]

The state won't fall into the ocean...just places like La Conchita and Laguna Beach.

[tubebender]

Are you the bartender at the Patricks Creek Lodge???

[little jeremiah]

LOL!! No, although I drive by that way a lot.

heheh. Being a former alcoholic, I don't touch the stuff even to hand it to someone else!

I drive 199 very frequently, and would loathe to be on one of the narrows during an earthquake.

Shudder.

[BurbankKarl]

"I can empathize why people feel that," added Lucy Jones, the scientist in charge of the U.S. Geological Survey's Southern California office. "We don't handle randomness well. We like to make patterns. The chances are we expect two 'fives' in a week once every 10 years. It's been very quiet. During the '80s, we had earthquakes every day from 1987 to 1994. People are out of habit. They've been lulled down."

[tubebender]

We have a history of aftershocks a this site... 1992

[little jeremiah]

oops - meant that reply to tubie.

[GOPJ]

Please add me to your Earthquake Ping List. Thanks.

[firewalk]

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[HKMk23]

Tell me about it. I live here; see my Contact info.

I own one of those 50 year-old starters; a 3 & 2 with single-car garage that I expanded to 1440sq. ft. A neighbor listed the same original floorplan at $485,000; it'll probably get bid up to over $500,000. All they've done is keep it nice and convert the garage to a den and laundry room. It's nuts.

Move to a different location? I've thought about it. Saw a 3000sq. ft. 5 & 3 with a full basement, modern everything, double-pane windows & 3-car garage in Overland Park, KS for just $298,000. Did I mention the 2/3 acre lot?

Danged tempting, some days, I'll tell you, but my real estate is my best investment, and I'd be crazy to liquidate it, now.

[Republicus2001]

you are forgetting God's vig

[BurbankKarl]

Seems there is a large area that needs a new large box...

[BobS]

No, you idiot. The cig lighter showed me the obstacles to climb over to get out of the bathroom. Broken doors and glass and things. When I found my big flashlight, I also found my pants and shoes and the wrench. A big cut on my left arm and smaller cut on my right leg waited an hour to get treated because burning alive was not an option. I rubbed 100% isopropyl alcohol into these wounds when I got back with a washrag. They dried fast.

[Heatseeker]

Do you have a reference picture which shows that plate and where it runs along the coast ..??

I think Strategerist answered your question awhile back (#273) but take a look here which also specifies the portion of the plate I'm interested in, the Gorda microplate.

BTW Strategerist, I am also in Maryland. What's that line about the pleasures of viewing revolution from a terrace? ;)

[oceanperch]

Here is our local papers coverage post event.

If this ha been the real thing lives would have been lost.
Newport News-Times
Address:http://www.newportnewstimes.com/news/

[CyberAnt]

Thanks for that info .. that's very interesting.

[bd476]

"time to buy some lake front in nevada"

LOL!

[BurbankKarl]

well, you know....all those people along the shore can make an effort and buy a NOAA enabled radio....the thing would have popped off when the Tsunami warning went out...at nearly the same time the authorities received the warning...