Magnitude 6.9 - GULF OF CALIFORNIA
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2012 April 12 07:15:48 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 6.9 |
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| Location | 28.790°N, 113.142°W |
| Depth | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) |
| Region | GULF OF CALIFORNIA |
| Distances | 133 km (82 miles) NE of Guerrero Negro, Baja Calif. Sur, Mexico 179 km (111 miles) NNW of Santa Rosalia, Baja Calif. Sur, Mexico 215 km (133 miles) W of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico 526 km (326 miles) SSW of PHOENIX, Arizona |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 18.1 km (11.2 miles); depth +/- 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=331, Nph=331, Dmin=216 km, Rmss=1.32 sec, Gp=162°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=D |
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| Event ID | usc00091a1 |
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