Magnitude 6.6 - GULF OF CALIFORNIA

2006 January 04 08:32:31 UTC

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Magnitude	6.6
Date-Time	Wednesday, January 04, 2006 at 08:32:31 UTC Wednesday, January 04, 2006 at 01:32:31 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	28.077°N, 112.096°W
Depth	14 km (8.7 miles) set by location program
Region	GULF OF CALIFORNIA
Distances	86 km (53 miles) NNE (16°) from Santa Rosalia, Baja Calif. Sur, Mexico 86 km (54 miles) NNE (12°) from Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur, Mexico 105 km (65 miles) SW (215°) from La Doce, Sonora, Mexico 156 km (97 miles) SW (225°) from Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico 684 km (425 miles) SE (135°) from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 3.5 km (2.2 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	NST=211, Nph=211, Dmin=610.4 km, Rmss=0.95 sec, Gp= 54°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=S
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	ushmal

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Felt (IV) at Hermosillo. Also felt at Bahia de Kino, Guaymas and Guerrero Negro.

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