TIME November 23, 1987 / 5:54:15 pm PST
LOCATION 33° 05' N, 115° 46.5' W 29 km (17 miles) SE of Salton City roughly 145 km (90 miles) east of San Diego
MAGNITUDE MW 6.2
TYPE OF FAULTING left-lateral strike-slip
DEPTH 10.8 km
FAULTS RUPTURED Elmore Ranch (main, West, and East branches), Lone Tree, and Kane Spring (main and East branches)
MAXIMUM SURFACE OFFSET: 12.5 cm
TIME November 24, 1987 / 6:15:57 am PST
LOCATION 33° 00.8' N, 115° 50.3' W 32 km (20 miles) SSE of Salton City roughly 145 km (90 miles) east of San Diego
MAGNITUDE MW 6.6
TYPE OF FAULTING right-lateral strike-slip
DEPTH 11.2 km
FAULTS RUPTURED Superstition Hills, Wienert;
Slip was triggered on the Imperial, San Andreas, and Coyote Creek faults
MAXIMUM SURFACE OFFSET: 50 cm after the first 24 hours;
additional slip continued for months, to a maximum of roughly 1 meter total
offset
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