Powerful Quake Strikes Gulf of California

M6.9 Earthquake Rattles Gulf of California

The quake followed a strong foreshock measuring 6.2Mw which occurred 9 minuets earlier.

Earthquake Location Map. Source: USGS/EHP. Map enhanced by FIRE-EARTH

Earthquake Details

• Magnitude: 6.9
• Date-Time: Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 07:15:48 UTC
• Location: 28.790°N, 113.142°W
• Depth: 10.3 km (6.4 miles)
• 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 Uncertaint: horizontal +/- 18.1 km (11.2 miles); depth +/- 4.1 km (2.5 miles)
• Source:  USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Other Significant Quakes

• Magnitude 6.5, MICHOACAN, Mexico;  Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 22:55:10 UTC; 18.272°N, 102.732°W; depth of 20 km (12.4 miles);  USGS NEIC.
• Magnitude 5.9, OFF THE COAST OF OREGON; Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 22:41:47 UTC; 43.593°N, 127.557°W; 271 km (168 miles) W of Coos Bay, Oregon; depth of 10.2 km (6.3 miles); USGS NEIC.

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