The valley experienced a minor 4.0 earthquake 7 miles east of Coachella Saturday evening at 7:43pm. It was widely felt by many here in the valley. For more info visit the Earthquake page or the USGS.
Here’s the report from the USGS.
A light earthquake occurred at 7:43:38 PM (PST) on Saturday, December 23, 2006.
The magnitude 4.0 event occurred 12 km (7 miles) ENE of Coachella, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 13 km ( 8 miles).
| Magnitude | 4.0 - local magnitude (ML) |
|---|---|
| Time | Saturday, December 23, 2006 at 7:43:38 PM (PST) Sunday, December 24, 2006 at 3:43:38 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Coachella, CA - 12 km (7 miles) ENE (75 degrees) Mecca, CA - 15 km (9 miles) N (8 degrees) Indio, CA - 17 km (11 miles) E (95 degrees) Palm Springs, CA - 46 km (29 miles) ESE (106 degrees) San Diego, CA - 145 km (90 miles) NE (44 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 33 deg. 42.5 min. N (33.708N), 116 deg. 3.0 min. W (116.050W) |
| Depth | 13.2 km (8.2 miles) |
| Location Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=108, Nph=108, Dmin=8 km, Rmss=0.27 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=0.5 km, Gp=32.4 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci10223765 |
| Additional Information | map with fault names Topo map centered at earthquake (This link takes you offsite). ShakeMap shaking intensity maps Waveforms SCSN Moment Tensor Solution SCSN First Motion Mechanism 1 Did you feel it? |
