November 2008 Commentary

A light earthquake occurred at 06:03 AM (PST). This event was located off the coast about 130 miles W of Petrolia, CA. The moment magnitude for this event, determined at Berkeley, is 5.9.

A major earthquake occurred at 01:02 AM (PST). This event was located under the Sea of Okhotsk, about 195 miles WNW of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia. The moment magnitude for this event, determined by the U.S. Geological Survey, is 7.3. USGS NEIC information. The earthquake was over 300 miles deep. It was felt in Petropavlovsk.

A minor earthquake occurred at 06:44 AM (PST). This event was located about 6 miles SSE of Parkfield, CA. The local magnitude for this event is 3.5.

A major earthquake occurred at 09:02 AM (PST). This event was located in Minahassa, Sulawesi, Indonesia, about 85 miles NW of Gorontalo. The moment magnitude for this event, determined by the U.S. Geological Survey, is 7.3. USGS NEIC information. At least six people killed, 77 injured, 10,000 people displaced, 1,000 buildings damaged and communications disrupted in the Buol area and in Gorontalo. Felt (VII) at Baolan; (VI) at Gorontalo and Tolitoli; (IV) at Manado and Poso; (III) at Luwuk. Also felt (IV) at Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei and (II) at Darwin, Australia. Felt at Kolaka, Kuta, Makasar, Palu and Ujung Bulu, Indonesia; Kunak and Sandakan, Malaysia; General Santos and Koronadal, Philippines.

A light earthquake occurred at 09:43 PM (PST). This event was located off the coast about 16 miles W of Petrolia, CA. The moment magnitude for this event, determined at Berkeley, is 4.6. The maximum modified Mercalli intensity was IV. Shake Map of instrument intensities measured for this event, is available. ("Did You Feel It?") Map.

A light earthquake occurred at 09:50 AM (PST). This event was located about 10 miles SW of Paso Robles, CA. The local magnitude for this event is 4.0. The maximum modified Mercalli intensity was IV. Shake Map of instrument intensities measured for this event, is available.

A minor earthquake occurred at 09:03 PM (PST). This event was located off the coast about 53 miles W of Petrolia, CA. The moment magnitude for this event, determined at Berkeley, is 4.0. ("Did You Feel It?") Map.

A minor earthquake occurred at 03:10 AM (PST). This event was located about 5 miles NNW of The Geysers, CA. The moment magnitude for this event, determined at Berkeley, is 3.5. ("Did You Feel It?") Map.