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Southern California 5.1 Mw Earthquake Recorded at UWM
Southern California 5.1 Mw Earthquake Focal Mechanism
Southern California 5.1 Mw Earthquake Focal Mechanism

Earthquake Details

Location: Southern California
Date: September 2, 2005
Time: 01:27:17 UTC; 8:27:17 pm CDT (9/1/05)
Latitude: 33.16 N
Longitude: 115.64 W
Magnitude: 5.1 Mw
Depth: 6 km
Distance: 23.87 deg (1,648 miles from Milwaukee)

Seismogram Explanation

P-wave arrival time: not verified.
S-wave arrival time: not verified.
The original seismogram was filtered using a Butterworth filter to remove as much noise as possible.
The vertical axis is in units of displacement in centimeters.
The horizontal axis is in units of time in seconds.
The beginning of the file is the origin of the event.