Magnitude 6.2 quake near Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico

Last updated: 2018-03-26 17:50:56 UTC

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The Anza group at the University of California San Diego operates a broadband seismograph network consisting of 17 three component broadband seismograph stations centered near Anza, California (see map).

On Monday, May 19th, 2003 at 09:27:09 (PDT) we recorded a quake (mb 6.20) located near the city of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico.

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Initial source parameters for the recent event are shown below. The epicentral distance (distance separating the epicenter and the closest station in the recording network) for Anza is 2033 km (18.28 degrees).

This map shows the mainshock (red star). Anza network stations are blue triangles.

Global mecator event map

Latitude	Longitude	Origin time (UTC)	Origin time (PDT)	Depth (km)	mb	Author
17.4500	-105.5400	5/19/03 (139) 16:27:09	5/19/03 (139) 09:27:09	10	6.2*	USGS

* The location and magnitude determined for this event are preliminary and are subject to change upon further review of seismic data.

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Of local interest:
We operate a broadband station located on Mt. Soledad. At 09:31:297 (PDT) station SOL recorded the P wave from this event. Here is a view of that event as picked by our analyst. The pink "P" indicates a P wave arrival, the "S" indicates an S wave arrival.

3 component seismometer recordings at Mt. Soledad

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URL: http://eqinfo.ucsd.edu/special_events/2003/139/a/index.php [Last updated: 2018-03-26 17:50:56 UTC]