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ShakeOut Scenario Update 1
Mw 7.6 Earthquake Scenario
10:30:15AM 11/13/08
Report by the California Integrated Seismic Network (Caltech/USGS) Kate Hutton, Seismological Laboratory, Caltech
An improved epicentral determination shows that the earthquake started near Bombay Beach, CA, east of the Salton Sea. The moment tensor solution shows right-lateral strike-slip motion, consistent with a rupture on the southern portion of the San Andreas Fault. Aftershocks are being recorded as far north as the San Bernardino and Palmdale areas, indicating that the rupture is at least 200 km (~125 miles) long.
The image below shows the preliminary ShakeMap for the mainshock, indicating strong shaking throughout many areas of Southern California. Areas in orange and red may have experienced significant damage.
The following is an automatic real-time moment tensor solution report from the Caltech/USGS Southern California Seismic Network:
SHAKEOUT SCENARIO:
** SCSN Moment Tensor Solution Message **
REAL-TIME SOLUTION: NOT REVIEWED
Inversion Method: Complete Waveform
Number of Stations used: 5
Stations: CI.BC3 CI.BLY CI.BAR CI.WSS CI.EDW2
Real-Time Solution:
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Event ID : 999
Magnitude : 6.7
Depth (km) : 8.5
Origin Time : 11/13/2008 18:00:00:00
Latitude : 33.42
Longitude : -115.84
Further Information at: http://www.usgs.gov/homepage/science_features/shakeout.asp
Lower Hemisphere Equiangle Projection
============= Station Information ==============
Name Distance Azimuth VR ZCore
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CI.BC3 78.481 32.638 54.886 17.00
CI.BLY 149.957 58.925 53.834 26.00
CI.BAR 82.836 239.638 4.368 17.00
CI.WSS 282.531 296.620 40.300 46.00
CI.EDW2 279.052 316.938 58.072 44.00