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Salton City hit by 4.0 Magnitude Earthquake

Posted on May 23, 2013 by ocsafetynews Posted in Earthquakes, News

M4.0 – SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude	4.0
Date-Time	24 May 2013 05:54:17 UTC 23 May 2013 22:54:18 near epicenter 23 May 2013 21:54:17 standard time in your timezone
Location	33.190N 116.082W
Depth	7 km
Distances	16 km (9 mi) SW of Salton City, California 55 km (34 mi) S of Coachella, California 56 km (34 mi) SSE of La Quinta, California 56 km (34 mi) WNW of Brawley, California 374 km (231 mi) W of Phoenix, Arizona
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 1.6 km; Vertical 49.8 km
Parameters	Nph = 15; Dmin = 32.3 km; Rmss = 0.63 seconds; Gp = 111° Version = 1
Event ID	ci 15348161

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