Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.5, ENE of Poulsbo, WA
Friday January 30, 2009 at 05:25:3.99 AM (PST)

Magnitude 4.5
Time Friday January 30, 2009 at 13:25:3.99 Z (UTC)
Friday January 30, 2009 at 05:25:3.99 AM (PST)
Distance from 7.8 km ENE of Poulsbo, WA
23.5 km NNE of Bremerton, WA
25.3 km NW of Seattle, WA (1st & Yesler)
Coordinates 47.772 deg N
122.557 deg W
Depth 58 km
Quality good (BA)
Note: 1 km = 0.621 mile or 1 mile = 1.61 km
Map showing epicenter
Name of Event File: 09013013245p

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    Maps and History of Earthquakes in this Region

    Focal Mechanism - A diagram and table of the P-wave fault plane solution. If sufficient P-wave first motion data are available, a fault plane determination for the earthquake will be available.

    Regional Moment Tensor solution

    Cross-Section of seismicity between 47.5 and 48.5 latitude. Earthquakes sizes on the cross-section are based on their magnitude. Red star is the M4.6 earthquake.

    Strong-Motion Information - for some earthquakes a ShakeMap based on recorded data from digital accelerographs is available.

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