September 2006 Commentary

At 4:19 PM (PDT),a minor earthquake occurred about 25 miles WNW of Petrolia, CA. The local magnitude (ML) of this earthquake was 3.4.

At 2:54 PM (PDT),a minor earthquake occurred about 12 miles SW of Tom's Place, in the Mammoth Lakes region of California. This moment magnitude (Mw) of this earthquake was 3.8. The maximum Modified Mercalli Intensity was III. You may wish to view the Community Internet Intensity map.

At 7:56 AM (PDT), a strong earthquake was recorded in the Gulf of Mexico, with an epicenter located 260 miles WSW of Clearwater, Florida; the moment magnitude of the earthquake was 5.8. Details can be found here, and a community shake map is also available.

At 10:18 AM (UT), a strong earthquake occurred 35 miles S of Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, with a local magnitude of 6.8. Details of this earthquake may be found here.