== 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 David Oppenheimer-USGS
A MODERATE EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED AT 11:49 AM PST Thursday, Nov 26, 1998.
THE MAGNITUDE 5.2 (ML) EVENT IS LOCATED 3 MILES NNW OF REDDING, CA
THE HYPOCENTRAL DEPTH IS 16.1 MILES.
PRINCIPAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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Magnitude : 5.18 ML
Event Date & Time : 11/26/1998 11:49:53 AM PST
11/26/1998 19:49:53 UTC
Location : 40.6305 N, 122.4178 W
: (40 deg. 37.83 min. N, 122 deg. 25.07 min. W)
Depth : 26.0 km. deep ( 16.1 miles)
Location Quality : Excellent
5 km ( 3 miles) NNW (334 degrees) of Redding, CA
23 km ( 14 miles) NNW (333 degrees) of Anderson, CA
30 km ( 18 miles) NNW (337 degrees) of Cottonwood, CA
34 km ( 21 miles) ESE (105 degrees) of Lewiston, CA
46 km ( 28 miles) ESE (104 degrees) of Weaverville, CA
ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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number of phases : 157
rms misfit : 0.14 seconds
horizontal location error : 0.4 km
vertical location error : 0.8 km
maximum azimuthal gap : 84 degrees
distance to nearest station : 9. km
In region 2 (056) SHASTA
event ID: 40082847
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