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M_w 4.7 Mettler Earthquake of September 21, 2005 Above is a map showing the preliminary location and ShakeMap for the M4.9 Wheeler Ridge Earthquake of 9/21/05 On September 22, 2005, at 1:24PM PDT (20:24 UTC), a preliminary magnitude M_W4.7 earthquake occurred 7 km (4 miles) WNW (303 degrees) of Wheeler Ridge, CA. This area has been very active seismically in the recent past, with a M_L5.2 Wheeler Ridge Earthquake on 16 April 2005, preceded by the M_W5.0 2004 Arvin Earthquake (17 miles N/E of Arvin, CA) on September 29, 2004, an earthquake triggered by the M6.0 Parkfield Earthquake a day earlier. The M_W4.7 Mettler Earthquake, which occurred at 1:24:48PM, was preceded by a M_L 3.4 foreshock which occurred 44 seconds earlier, at 1:23:04 PM. The M_W4.7 mainshock was followed by several smaller aftershocks, all of which are listed below, current as of 2:34PM, 9/22/05 14186608 3.4 2005/09/22 13:24:04 35 2.0 N 119 0.6 W 11.2 7 km ( 4 mi) WNW of Wheeler Ridge, CA 14186612 4.7 2005/09/22 13:24:48 35 2.3 N 119 0.9 W 10.9 8 km ( 5 mi) WNW of Wheeler Ridge, CA 14186620 1.8 2005/09/22 13:29:03 35 2.2 N 119 2.2 W 12.4 9 km ( 6 mi) WNW of Wheeler Ridge, CA 14186624 3.4 2005/09/22 13:29:47 35 2.3 N 119 1.1 W 11.2 8 km ( 5 mi) WNW of Wheeler Ridge, CA 14186628 3.7 2005/09/22 13:30:52 35 3.1 N 118 58.8 W 3.6 6 km ( 4 mi) NNW of Wheeler Ridge, CA 14186632 2.4 2005/09/22 13:34:05 35 3.6 N 119 0.2 W 13.8 8 km ( 5 mi) NW of Wheeler Ridge, CA 14186636 1.9 2005/09/22 13:36:03 35 2.6 N 119 1.4 W 13.6 8 km ( 5 mi) WNW of Wheeler Ridge, CA 14186640 3.2 2005/09/22 13:37:49 35 2.7 N 118 58.5 W 9.1 5 km ( 3 mi) NW of Wheeler Ridge, CA 14186644 3.0 2005/09/22 13:38:21 35 2.6 N 118 57.0 W 5.1 4 km ( 3 mi) N of Wheeler Ridge, CA 14186660 2.4 2005/09/22 13:45:47 35 1.5 N 118 59.7 W 9.4 5 km ( 3 mi) WNW of Wheeler Ridge, CA 14186668 1.9 2005/09/22 13:55:00 35 1.7 N 119 2.2 W 16.8 9 km ( 6 mi) WNW of Wheeler Ridge, CA 14186672 2.9 2005/09/22 13:58:13 35 2.2 N 118 59.9 W 9.1 6 km ( 4 mi) NW of Wheeler Ridge, CA Number of rows returned:12 To view the SCSN Special Report for this earthquake, click here.

M_w 4.7 Mettler Earthquake of September 21, 2005

Above is a map showing the preliminary location and ShakeMap for the M4.9 Wheeler Ridge Earthquake of 9/21/05

On September 22, 2005, at 1:24PM PDT (20:24 UTC), a preliminary magnitude M_W4.7 earthquake occurred 7 km (4 miles) WNW (303 degrees) of Wheeler Ridge, CA. This area has been very active seismically in the recent past, with a M_L5.2 Wheeler Ridge Earthquake on 16 April 2005, preceded by the M_W5.0 2004 Arvin Earthquake (17 miles N/E of Arvin, CA) on September 29, 2004, an earthquake triggered by the M6.0 Parkfield Earthquake a day earlier.

The M_W4.7 Mettler Earthquake, which occurred at 1:24:48PM, was preceded by a M_L 3.4 foreshock which occurred 44 seconds earlier, at 1:23:04 PM. The M_W4.7 mainshock was followed by several smaller aftershocks, all of which are listed below, current as of 2:34PM, 9/22/05

14186608 3.4 2005/09/22 13:24:04 35 2.0 N 119 0.6 W 11.2 7 km ( 4 mi) WNW of Wheeler Ridge, CA
14186612 4.7 2005/09/22 13:24:48 35 2.3 N 119 0.9 W 10.9 8 km ( 5 mi) WNW of Wheeler Ridge, CA
14186620 1.8 2005/09/22 13:29:03 35 2.2 N 119 2.2 W 12.4 9 km ( 6 mi) WNW of Wheeler Ridge, CA
14186624 3.4 2005/09/22 13:29:47 35 2.3 N 119 1.1 W 11.2 8 km ( 5 mi) WNW of Wheeler Ridge, CA
14186628 3.7 2005/09/22 13:30:52 35 3.1 N 118 58.8 W 3.6 6 km ( 4 mi) NNW of Wheeler Ridge, CA
14186632 2.4 2005/09/22 13:34:05 35 3.6 N 119 0.2 W 13.8 8 km ( 5 mi) NW of Wheeler Ridge, CA
14186636 1.9 2005/09/22 13:36:03 35 2.6 N 119 1.4 W 13.6 8 km ( 5 mi) WNW of Wheeler Ridge, CA
14186640 3.2 2005/09/22 13:37:49 35 2.7 N 118 58.5 W 9.1 5 km ( 3 mi) NW of Wheeler Ridge, CA
14186644 3.0 2005/09/22 13:38:21 35 2.6 N 118 57.0 W 5.1 4 km ( 3 mi) N of Wheeler Ridge, CA
14186660 2.4 2005/09/22 13:45:47 35 1.5 N 118 59.7 W 9.4 5 km ( 3 mi) WNW of Wheeler Ridge, CA
14186668 1.9 2005/09/22 13:55:00 35 1.7 N 119 2.2 W 16.8 9 km ( 6 mi) WNW of Wheeler Ridge, CA
14186672 2.9 2005/09/22 13:58:13 35 2.2 N 118 59.9 W 9.1 6 km ( 4 mi) NW of Wheeler Ridge, CA

Number of rows returned:12

To view the SCSN Special Report for this earthquake, click here.


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