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March 13, 2007

6.0 Magnitude Earthquake Gulf of California

Magnitude 6.0

Date-Time Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at 02:59:06 (UTC)= Coordinated Universal Time Monday, March 12, 2007 at 7:59:06 PM = local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 26.305°N, 110.515°W

Depth 42 km (26.1 miles)

Region GULF OF CALIFORNIA

Distances 89 km (55 miles) ENE (69°) from Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico 106 km (66 miles) WSW (237°) from Huatabampo, Sonora, Mexico 113 km (70 miles) SW (217°) from Juárez, Sonora, Mexico 143 km (89 miles) SSW (204°) from Obregón, Sonora, Mexico 936 km (581 miles) SE (136°) from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 10.4 km (6.5 miles); depth +/- 9.9 km (6.2 miles)

Parameters Nst=159, Nph=159, Dmin=753 km, Rmss=1.24 sec, Gp=133°,M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8

Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID us2007zwag

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