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Nevada 6.0 Mw Earthquake Recorded at UWM

Digital Recording of Vertical Component

Vertical Recording
Nevada 6.0 Mw Earthquake Focal Mechanism
Nevada 6.0 Mw Earthquake Focal Mechanism

Earthquake Details

Location: Northeast Nevada
Date: February 21, 2008
Time: 14:16:05 UTC; 8:16:05 am CST.
Latitude: 41.08 N
Longitude: 114.75 W
Magnitudes: 6.0 Mw
Depth: 10 km
Distance: 20.00 deg (1,381 miles from Milwaukee)

Seismogram Explanation

P-wave arrival time: 14:20:39 UTC; 8:20:39 am CST.
S-wave arrival time: 14:24:28 UTC; 8:24:28 am CST.
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.