More About Willow Creek, CA
Posted by Petra on January 08, 2005 at 09:37:15:

Hi All,

I spotted this 3.2 quake this morning and noticed it was 23 miles east of Willow Creek. As you will recall in December there were two 4.0 quakes in this area. I'm wondering if there is a fault in the area which is on the move. Maybe Don can look it up on his fault map....Petra

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
California Integrated Seismic Net
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Version #2: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This is a computer-generated message. This event has not yet been reviewed by a seismologist.


A minor earthquake occurred at 6:57:46 AM (PST) on Saturday, January 8, 2005.
The magnitude 3.2 event occurred 30 km (19 miles) WNW of Weaverville, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 28 km (17 miles).

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Magnitude 3.2 - local magnitude (ML)
Time Saturday, January 8, 2005 at 6:57:46 AM (PST)
Saturday, January 8, 2005 at 14:57:46 (UTC)
Distance from Weaverville, CA - 30 km (19 miles) WNW (298 degrees)
Hayfork, CA - 34 km (21 miles) NNW (344 degrees)
Willow Creek, CA - 37 km (23 miles) E (97 degrees)
Eureka, CA - 77 km (48 miles) E (84 degrees)
Sacramento, CA - 299 km (186 miles) NNW (330 degrees)

Coordinates 40 deg. 51.8 min. N (40.864N), 123 deg. 15.3 min. W (123.255W)
Depth 27.7 km (17.2 miles)
Location Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 24, Nph= 24, Dmin=36 km, Rmss=0.16 sec, Erho=1.2 km, Erzz=3.6 km, Gp=129.6 degrees
Event ID# nc51155569