== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
California Integrated Seismic Net
USGS/ Caltech/ CGS/ UCB/ UCSD/ UNR

Version #1: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This is a computer-generated message. This event has not yet been reviewed by a seismologist.

A microearthquake occurred at 6:16:27 AM (PDT) on Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
The magnitude 1.5 event occurred 8 km (5 miles) SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 2 km ( 1 mile).


Magnitude 1.5 - local magnitude (ML)
Time Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 6:16:27 AM (PDT)
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 13:16:27 (UTC)
Distance from Ocotillo Wells, CA - 8 km (5 miles) SE (137 degrees)
Salton City, CA - 25 km (16 miles) SSW (204 degrees)
Salton Sea Beach, CA - 32 km (20 miles) S (190 degrees)
El Centro, CA - 59 km (36 miles) NW (305 degrees)
San Diego, CA - 106 km (66 miles) ENE (71 degrees)
Coordinates 33 deg. 5.4 min. N (33.090N), 116 deg. 4.3 min. W (116.072W)
Depth 1.9 km (1.2 miles)
Location Quality Fair
Location Quality Parameters Nst=045, Nph=045, Dmin=23 km, Rmss=0.33 sec, Erho=0.3 km, Erzz=1 km, Gp=43.2 degrees
Event ID# ci14366792
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