Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada - Website == PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT == California Integrated Seismic Net USGS/ Caltech/ CGS/ UCB/ UCSD/ UNR Version #2: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This is a computer-generated message. This event has not yet been reviewed by a seismologist. A minor earthquake occurred at 1:41:42 PM (PST) on Tuesday, March 21, 2006. The magnitude 3.8 event occurred 6 km (4 miles) SE of Moraga, CA. The hypocentral depth is 13 km ( 8 miles). Magnitude 3.8 - local magnitude (ML) Time Tuesday, March 21, 2006 at 1:41:42 PM (PST) Tuesday, March 21, 2006 at 21:41:42 (UTC) Distance from Moraga, CA - 6 km (4 miles) SE (129 degrees) Alamo, CA - 6 km (4 miles) SW (215 degrees) Danville, CA - 9 km (5 miles) W (270 degrees) Oakland, CA - 14 km (8 miles) E (82 degrees) San Francisco City Hall, CA - 31 km (19 miles) E (82 degrees) Coordinates 37 deg. 48.7 min. N (37.812N), 122 deg. 4.4 min. W (122.074W) Depth 13.2 km (8.2 miles) Location
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