Magnitude 6.5 - REVILLA GIGEDO ISLANDS REGION (Mexico)- 6.2 mi deep

[Shiloh]

Source: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/pt11305001.php

Magnitude 6.5 - REVILLA GIGEDO ISLANDS REGION
2011 November 01 12:32:02 UTC

Earthquake Details

* This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude 6.5 (Preliminary magnitude ? update expected within 15 minutes)
Date-Time

* Tuesday, November 01, 2011 at 12:32:02 UTC
* Tuesday, November 01, 2011 at 05:32:02 AM at epicenter

Location 19.980?N, 109.193?W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region REVILLA GIGEDO ISLANDS REGION
Distances

* 231 km (144 miles) NE (53?) from Socorro Island, Mexico
* 325 km (202 miles) SSE (167?) from Cabo San Lucas, Baja Calif. Sur, Mexico
* 331 km (206 miles) SSE (167?) from Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
* 417 km (259 miles) W (261?) from Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
* 1038 km (645 miles) WNW (291?) from Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico

Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available
Parameters NST= 50, Nph=0, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Gp=238?,
M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=B
Source

* NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

Event ID pt11305001

 

[Shiloh]

Re: Magnitude 6.5 - REVILLA GIGEDO ISLANDS REGION (Mexico)- 6.2 mi deep

Source: http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=pacific.TIBPAC.2011.11.01.1241

WEPA42 PHEB 011241
TIBPAC

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1241Z 01 NOV 2011

THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC
OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...
WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.

... TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN ...

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY
NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND
ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 1232Z 01 NOV 2011
COORDINATES - 20.0 NORTH 109.2 WEST
DEPTH - 10 KM
LOCATION - REVILLA GIGEDO ISLANDS REGION
MAGNITUDE - 6.5

EVALUATION

NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON
HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.

HOWEVER - EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE SOMETIMES GENERATE LOCAL
TSUNAMIS THAT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS LOCATED WITHIN
A HUNDRED KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES
IN THE REGION OF THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS
POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS
FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.

 

[Pathfinder]

Re: Magnitude 6.5 - REVILLA GIGEDO ISLANDS REGION (Mexico)- 6.2 mi deep

6.5 earthquake strikes far off Mexico coast

MEXICO CITY

The Associated Press

Published <TIME pubdate datetime="2011-11-01 09:42 -0400">Tuesday, Nov. 01, 2011 9:42AM EDT</TIME>

The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-6.5 quake was centred 333 kilometres south-southeast of Cabo San Lucas and 227 kilometres from Socorro Island. That volcanic island is inhabited by a small Mexican navy detachment and its waters are popular with scuba divers.
...
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/65-earthquake-strikes-far-off-mexico-coast/article2220898/