USGS National-Strong Motion Program
Preliminary Corrected Peak Ground Acceleration and Velocity Values for
January 14, 2001, San Fernando, CA Earthquake (posted 01/30/2001; updated 10/18/2002)
ML 4.1, 01/14/2001, 02:50:53 (UTC), 01/13/2001 06:50:53 PM (PST), 34.295 N, 118.401 W, 3.9 km depth
Sta Inst Inst Recorder Name Owner Lat Lon Dist Az Ch Sensor Orient PGA PGV
No type S/N     deg deg km deg No type deg cm/s/s cm/s
655 Etna 1937 CA: Sylmar; Jensen Filt. Plant, Admin. Bldg., bsmt MWD 34.312 -118.496 8.9 284 1 FBA-13 22 -5.93 0.33
                  2 FBA-13 UP -5.68 0.19
                  3 FBA-13 112 -6.91 0.29
655 Etna 1938 CA: Sylmar; Jensen Filt. Plant, Generator Bldg. MWD 34.313 -118.499 9.2 284 1 FBA-13 22 18.28 -0.40
                  2 FBA-13 UP 8.25 0.14
                  3 FBA-13 112 -18.14 -0.35
655 Etna 1939 CA: Sylmar; Jensen Filt. Plant, Reservoir, roof MWD 34.308 -118.500 9.3 281 1 FBA-13 22 -15.33 -0.42
                  2 FBA-13 UP 21.88 0.40
                  3 FBA-13 112 -27.74 0.62
757 Etna 1936 CA: Los Angeles; Sepulveda Canyon, MWD Ctrl Rm MWD 34.097 -118.480 23.2 198 1 FBA-13 166 9.47 0.31
                  2 FBA-13 UP 3.99 -0.11
                  3 FBA-13 256 -18.21 0.55
5416 K2 1533 CA: Pasadena; NASA JPL Bldg. 144, 11-ch array USGS 34.202 -118.174 23.3 115          
      Basement, Room 2           1 FBA-23 350 9.72 0.28
      Basement, Room 2           2 FBA-23 UP -6.02 -0.25
      Basement, Room 2           3 FBA-23 80 -9.06 0.45
      Ground Floor, center core           4 FBA-23 350 8.01 0.24
      Ground Floor, center core           5 FBA-23 UP -8.49 -0.23
      Ground Floor, center core           6 FBA-23 80 -8.09 0.42
      Roof, SE           7 FBA-13 260 18.90 -0.70
      Roof, NE           8 FBA-13 170 -9.22 0.28
      no sensor           9        
      Roof, West end           10 FBA-13 350 11.21 0.39
      Roof, West end           11 FBA-13 80 -13.62 0.46
      Roof, West end           12 FBA-13 80 -14.14 0.59
5414 K2 1532 CA: Pasadena; NASA JPL Bldg. 302, 12-ch array USGS 34.201 -118.169 23.8 115          
      Basement, NE corner           1 FBA-23 330 -9.05 -0.29
      Basement, NE corner           2 FBA-23 UP 5.69 0.17
      Basement, NE corner           3 FBA-23 60 9.99 0.34
      Roof, NE corner           4 FBA-13 330 48.66 -1.34
      Roof, NE corner           5 FBA-13 240 35.67 0.95
      Roof, West end           6 FBA-13 150 -32.79 0.85
      Basement, SW           7 FBA-23 330 -12.38 -0.35
      Basement, SW           8 FBA-23 UP 8.03 0.20
      Basement, SW           9 FBA-23 60 -10.32 0.32
      Roof, SW           10 FBA-13 240 21.40 -0.58
      Roof, center core           11 FBA-13 150 33.69 1.06
      Roof, center core           12 FBA-13 240 13.11 -0.37
5396 K2 517 CA: Los Angeles; La Calandria Way USGS 34.073 -118.177 32.1 140 1 FBA-13 180 -4.63 0.18
                  2 FBA-13 UP 6.34 0.16
                  3 FBA-13 270 -9.57 -0.25
5297 K2 1351 CA: Arcadia; Chantry Flat Forest Sta,heliport garage USGS 34.20 -118.02 36.6 107 1 EpiSensor 90 -5.19 0.26
                  2 EpiSensor 360 -7.94 0.32
                  3 EpiSensor UP 3.18 0.13