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Research Article| January 01, 2000 Preliminary Report on the 16 October 1999 M 7.1 Hector Mine, California, Earthquake Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey, Southern California Earthquake Center, and California Division of Mines and Geology Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey, Southern California Earthquake Center, and California Division of Mines and Geology Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey, Southern California Earthquake Center, and California Division of Mines and Geology Publisher: Seismological Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online Issn: 1938-2057 Print Issn: 0895-0695 © 2000 by the Seismological Society of America Seismological Research Letters (2000) 71 (1): 11–23. https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.71.1.11 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey, Southern California Earthquake Center, and California Division of Mines and Geology; Preliminary Report on the 16 October 1999 M 7.1 Hector Mine, California, Earthquake. Seismological Research Letters 2000;; 71 (1): 11–23. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.71.1.11 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search The Mw 7.1 Hector Mine, California, earthquake occurred at 9:46 GMT on 16 October 1999. The event caused minimal damage because it was located in a remote, sparsely populated part of the Mojave Desert, approximately 47 miles east-southeast of Barstow, with epicentral coordinates 34.59°N 116.27°W and a hypocentral depth of 5 ± 3 km. Twelve foreshocks, M 1.9-3.8, preceded the mainshock during the previous twelve hours. All of these events were located close to the hypocenter of the mainshock. The Hector Mine earthquake occurred within the Eastern California Shear Zone (ECSZ). By virtue of its remote location, the societal... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.
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