| USGS National-Strong Motion Program | |||||||||||||||||
| Preliminary Corrected Peak Ground Acceleration and Velocity and Pseudo-Spectral Acceleration Values for | |||||||||||||||||
| October 01, 1987, Whittier Narrows, CA Earthquake (posted 10/27/2004) | |||||||||||||||||
| Mw 5.9, 10/01/1987, 14:42 UTC, 10/01/1987, 07:42 AM PDT, 34.06 N, 118.08 W, 10.0 km depth | |||||||||||||||||
| Sta | Inst | Inst | State: City; Recorder Location | Owner | Lat | Lon | Dist | Az | Ch | Sensor | Orient | PGA | PGV | PSA at: | |||
| Code | type | S/N | deg | deg | km | deg | No | type | deg | cm/s/s | cm/s | 0.3 s | 1.0 s | 3.0 s | |||
| 482 | CA: Alhambra; LA Cnty Public Wks | Owner | 34.0849 | -118.1500 | 7.0 | 293 | |||||||||||
| SMA-1 | 165 | 12th Floor | 1 | SMA-1 | 90 | -261 | -21.6 | 77.2 | 16.4 | 5.35 | |||||||
| 12th Floor | 2 | SMA-1 | up | 275 | -10.1 | 67.4 | 7.7 | 0.69 | |||||||||
| 12th Floor | 3 | SMA-1 | 360 | 220 | 36.5 | 70.4 | 39.1 | 6.94 | |||||||||
| SMA-1 | 179 | Basement | 1 | SMA-1 | 90 | -281 | 11.0 | 55.5 | 10.4 | 1.05 | |||||||
| Basement | 2 | SMA-1 | up | 183 | 5.1 | 22.0 | 5.8 | 0.31 | |||||||||
| Basement | 3 | SMA-1 | 360 | 250 | 20.7 | 56.5 | 36.9 | 2.02 | |||||||||
| SMA-1 | 187 | 6th Floor | 1 | SMA-1 | 90 | -458 | 22.1 | 118.0 | 14.7 | 2.92 | |||||||
| 6th Floor | 2 | SMA-1 | up | 180 | -6.5 | 46.6 | 5.6 | 0.39 | |||||||||
| 6th Floor | 3 | SMA-1 | 360 | -355 | -25.9 | 97.5 | 40.3 | 3.47 | |||||||||
| 5233 | CA: Los Angeles; 1100 Wilshire | USGS | 34.052 | -118.263 | 16.9 | 267 | |||||||||||
| CRA-1 | 270 | 12th Floor, N | 1 | FBA-11 | 298 | 122 | -13.1 | 17.8 | 23.2 | 2.57 | |||||||
| 12th Floor, N | 2 | FBA-11 | 208 | -214 | 19.7 | 42.5 | 15.6 | 1.81 | |||||||||
| 12th Floor, S | 3 | FBA-11 | 208 | 97 | 8.7 | 29.6 | 9.8 | 2.73 | |||||||||
| 13th Floor, N | 4 | FBA-11 | 298 | 128 | -11.7 | 23.3 | 22.0 | 2.61 | |||||||||
| 13th Floor, N | 5 | FBA-11 | 208 | -213 | 20.8 | 42.8 | 15.1 | 2.14 | |||||||||
| 13th Floor, S | 6 | FBA-11 | 208 | -118 | 7.3 | 33.0 | 8.5 | 2.93 | |||||||||
| 32nd Floor, N | 7 | FBA-11 | 298 | -132 | -17.3 | 30.1 | 33.9 | 6.41 | |||||||||
| 32nd Floor, N | 8 | FBA-11 | 208 | -191 | -23.9 | 47.6 | 35.4 | 5.34 | |||||||||
| 32nd Floor, S | 9 | FBA-11 | 208 | 85 | -12.3 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 5.39 | |||||||||
| Ground Floor, N | 10 | FBA-11 | 298 | -170 | 9.6 | 36.9 | 8.0 | 0.77 | |||||||||
| Ground Floor, N | 11 | FBA-11 | 208 | 181 | 15.5 | 34.0 | 23.3 | 1.19 | |||||||||
| Ground Floor, S | 12 | FBA-11 | 208 | 147 | 7.9 | 36.6 | 7.7 | 0.51 | |||||||||
| SMA-1 | 6063 | Basement, NW | 1 | SMA-1 | 298 | -119 | 13.1 | 23.4 | 22.4 | 1.18 | |||||||
| Basement, NW | 2 | SMA-1 | UP | 65 | 3.2 | 13.8 | 6.2 | 0.40 | |||||||||
| Basement, NW | 3 | SMA-1 | 208 | 99 | 5.7 | 24.6 | 7.8 | 0.78 | |||||||||
| SMA-1 | 6064 | Basement, NE | 1 | SMA-1 | 298 | -163 | 13.8 | 27.0 | 23.5 | 1.16 | |||||||
| Basement, NE | 2 | SMA-1 | UP | -68 | -2.7 | 10.7 | 6.0 | 0.40 | |||||||||
| Basement, NE | 3 | SMA-1 | 208 | -117 | 5.0 | 21.7 | 7.8 | 0.71 | |||||||||
| SMA-1 | 6065 | Basement, SE | 1 | SMA-1 | 298 | 157 | 12.8 | 26.0 | 23.1 | 1.09 | |||||||
| Basement, SE | 2 | SMA-1 | UP | 61 | 3.1 | 12.4 | 6.0 | 0.59 | |||||||||
| Basement, SE | 3 | SMA-1 | 208 | 100 | 4.7 | 22.1 | 6.5 | 0.82 | |||||||||
| 5106 | CA: Long Beach; VA Hospital | USGS | 33.778 | -118.118 | 31.5 | 186 | |||||||||||
| SMA-1 | 749 | 11th Floor | 1 | SMA-1 | 360 | -231 | -23.7 | 30.7 | 26.9 | 2.79 | |||||||
| 11th Floor | 2 | SMA-1 | UP | 96 | -3.2 | 16.5 | 2.6 | 0.46 | |||||||||
| 11th Floor | 3 | SMA-1 | 270 | 157 | -13.2 | 30.7 | 8.7 | 1.35 | |||||||||
| SMA-1 | 809 | 6th Floor | 1 | SMA-1 | 360 | -163 | 16.1 | 21.6 | 20.3 | 2.42 | |||||||
| 6th Floor | 2 | SMA-1 | UP | 68 | -2.9 | 13.3 | 2.1 | 0.50 | |||||||||
| 6th Floor | 3 | SMA-1 | 270 | -101 | -8.7 | 16.0 | 6.8 | 1.16 | |||||||||
| SMA-1 | 845 | Basement | 1 | SMA-1 | 360 | 75 | 7.7 | 11.7 | 11.0 | 1.92 | |||||||
| Basement | 2 | SMA-1 | UP | 44 | -2.3 | 8.9 | 1.9 | 0.44 | |||||||||
| Basement | 3 | SMA-1 | 270 | -86 | -3.5 | 18.4 | 4.2 | 0.97 | |||||||||