SPECIAL EARTHQUAKE

Special Event

Basic Information

Time of Occurrence (GMT): Wednesday January 9, 2002 at 03:26:54.94 Z
Time of Occurrence (PST): Tuesday January 8, 2002 at 07:26:54.94 PM

Depth (km) 20.30
Magnitude (Mc) 2.9

Location 48.1230N 123.1387W

    22.7 km   E of Port Angeles, WA
    37.1 km SSE of Victoria, BC
    84.2 km  NW of Seattle, WA

Name of data file: 02010903265p

This is an automated web page produced after a significant earthquake to give essential information about the earthquake and previous earthquake activity in the region. This information will be updated as needed.

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SHAKING INTENSITIES

Community Internet Intensity Map: Human Reports of Experienced Shaking Intensity - By Zip Code
- DID YOU FEEL IT? Fill out a Earthquake Form
Shake Map: Instrumental Measurements of Shaking Intensity

Detailed Information and Graphics about the Earthquake

Our data base of earthquake hypocenters contains information from the 19th century to the present. Included are:

A map of the Pacific Northwest showing the location of the earthquake (in red) plus prior earthquakes M > 3.5. Shallow events are black. Events deeper than 35 km are green.
A map showing a closer view of the earthquake and prior historical earthquakes with magnitude 3.5 or greater. Shallow events are black. Events deeper than 35 km are green.
A list of 10 big earthquakes preceding the mainshock that are closest to it and have a magnitude greater than 3.5. These are the most significant historical earthquakes in the vicinity of the mainshock (see the closer view map above).
A map showing the location of the earthquake relative to cities.
A map showing the location of the earthquake relative to the nearest seismograph stations that recorded it.
A detailed list of all earthquakes (M > 1.0) that occurred in the vicinity of the special earthquake in the previous two years. For the locations of these events see the next map.
A map of all earthquakes (M > 1.0) that occurred in the two years prior to the special earthquake. Detailed area shown is just few kilometers around the mainshock.
A List of the nearest 20 strong motion sites

Earthquake Mechanism

If sufficient P-wave first motion data are available, a fault plane determination for the earthquake will be available in the form of

A diagram of the fault plane solution(s). In some cases more than one solution may fit the data.
A table describing the fault plane solution(s) summarizing the characteristics of possible fault planes ("A" and "B") that are consistent with the recorded first-motion data.

Moment Tensor Estimates of the Earthquake size may also be available. To see, check at Oregon State U.

Moment-Tensor Web site at Oregon State University

Preliminary Strong Motion Information

Strong-motion information from digital accelerographs.

Related Information: Most Up-to-Date Local, National, and Global Earthquake Summaries

Catalog and Map of Pacific Northwest earthquakes, Mag>2 from the PNSN
Catalog and Map of United States earthquakes, from the ANSS
Catalog and Map of world earthquakes, from the IRIS