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Yet Another, 6.7 Quake Off The Coast Of Northern California
Published: June 16, 2005 11:50 pm

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• Magnitude 7.1 - Off West Coast Of The South Island, N.Z., November 22, 2004

Preliminary Earthquake Report

A strong earthquake occurred at 06:21:41 (UTC) on Friday, June 17, 2005. The magnitude 6.7 event has been located OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
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Magnitude 6.7
Date-Time Friday, June 17, 2005 at 06:21:41 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Thursday, June 16, 2005 at 10:21:41 PM
= local time at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 40.758°N, 126.595°W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Distances 198 km (123 miles) W (277°) from Ferndale, CA
201 km (125 miles) W (272°) from Humboldt Hill, CA
201 km (125 miles) WNW (285°) from Petrolia, CA
205 km (127 miles) W (270°) from Eureka, CA
489 km (304 miles) NW (314°) from San Francisco City Hall, CA
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 4 km (2.5 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters Nst=239, Nph=239, Dmin=241 km, Rmss=0.98 sec, Gp= 47°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=9
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
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