== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Rapid Earthquake Location Service
U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California
U.C. Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, Berkeley, California
Version 2: Updates lower and earlier versions of this earthquake report
This event has been reviewed by Rick Lester - USGS
A MODERATE EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED AT 07:10 AM PDT Wednesday, Aug 12, 1998.
THE MAGNITUDE 5.4 (ML) EVENT IS LOCATED 7 MILES SSE OF SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, CA
THE HYPOCENTRAL DEPTH IS 5.6 MILES.
PRINCIPAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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Magnitude : 5.4 ML
Event Date & Time : 08/12/1998 07:10:25 AM PDT
08/12/1998 14:10:25 UTC
Location : 36.7548 N, 121.4637 W
: (36 deg. 45.29 min. N, 121 deg. 27.82 min. W)
Depth : 9.0 km. deep ( 5.6 miles)
Location Quality : Good
12 km ( 7 miles) SSE (147 degrees) of San Juan Bautista, CA
12 km ( 8 miles) SSW (207 degrees) of Hollister, CA
13 km ( 8 miles) WSW (253 degrees) of Tres Pinos, CA
18 km ( 11 miles) E ( 97 degrees) of Prunedale, CA
19 km ( 12 miles) ENE ( 63 degrees) of Salinas, CA
ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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number of phases : 250
rms misfit : 0.19 seconds
horizontal location error : 0.2 km
vertical location error : 0.5 km
maximum azimuthal gap : 35 degrees
distance to nearest station : 4. km
In region 2 (006) SAN JUAN BAUTISTA
event ID: 51061333
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