Gulf of California Location for 6.7 Earthquake
6.7 Quake Occurs in the Gulf of California
USGS via BBSNews 2006-01-04 -- A strong earthquake occurred at 08:32:31 (UTC) on Wednesday, January 4, 2006. The magnitude 6.7 event has been located in the GULF OF CALIFORNIA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
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A magnitude 6.7 earthquake IN GULF OF CALIFORNIA has occurred at:
28.10N 112.07W Depth 10km Wed Jan 4 08:32:31 2006 UTC
Time: Universal Time (UTC) Wed Jan 4 08:32:31 2006
Time Near Epicenter Wed Jan 4 01:32:31 2006
Eastern Standard Time (EST) Wed Jan 4 03:32:31 2006
Central Standard Time (CST) Wed Jan 4 02:32:31 2006
Mountain Standard Time (MST) Wed Jan 4 01:32:31 2006
Pacific Standard Time (PST) Wed Jan 4 00:32:31 2006
Alaska Standard Time (AST) Tue Jan 3 23:32:31 2006
Hawaii Standard Time (HST) Tue Jan 3 22:32:31 2006
Location with respect to nearby cities:
90 km (55 miles) NNE of Santa Rosalia, Baja Calif. Sur, Mexico (pop 10,000)
115 km (70 miles) W of Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico (pop 97,000)
150 km (95 miles) SW of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico (pop 545,000)
1620 km (1010 miles) NW of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico
For maps, additional information, and subsequent updates, please consult: earthquake.usgs.gov/.
Flinn-Engdahl Region Number = 049
For the most significant earthquakes, information may also be available from the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program home page at http://earthquake.usgs.gov/ and the USGS home page at http://www.usgs.gov/.The earthquake information delivered in this breaking news story is preliminary and subject to revision after further review by the relevent authorities.
