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Magnitude 4.5 - NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

2006 October 20 17:00:08 UTC

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 4.5
Date-Time
  • Friday, October 20, 2006 at 17:00:08 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Friday, October 20, 2006 at 10:00:08 AM
    = local time at epicenter
    • Location 38.867°N, 122.788°W
    Depth 4.2 km (2.6 miles)
    Region NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Distances
  • 7 km (4 miles) WNW (302°) from Cobb, CA
  • 8 km (5 miles) NNE (12°) from The Geysers, CA
  • 12 km (8 miles) SSE (162°) from Kelseyville, CA
  • 47 km (29 miles) N (351°) from Santa Rosa, CA
  • 120 km (74 miles) WNW (287°) from Sacramento, CA
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    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 0.1 km (0.1 miles); depth +/- 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
    Parameters Nst=213, Nph=213, Dmin=7 km, Rmss=0.1 sec, Gp= 47°,
    M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=3
    Source
  • California Integrated Seismic Net
  • USGS/ Caltech/ CGS/ UCB/ UCSD/ UNR
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    Event ID nc40190077
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    Felt (V) at Middleton; (IV) at Clearlake, Hidden Valley Lake, Kelseyville and Lakeport; (III) at Calistoga, Cloverdale, Geyserville, Saint Helena and Santa Rosa.

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