Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==California Integrated Seismic Net
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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 7:20:37 AM (PDT) on Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
The magnitude 1.6 event occurred 13 km (8 miles) ESE of Coso Junction, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 2 km ( 1 mile).
| Magnitude | 1.6 - local magnitude (ML) |
|---|---|
| Time | Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 7:20:37 AM (PDT) Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 14:20:37 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Coso Junction, CA - 13 km (8 miles) ESE (107 degrees) Olancha, CA - 33 km (21 miles) SSE (148 degrees) Darwin, CA - 35 km (21 miles) SW (214 degrees) Ridgecrest, CA - 45 km (28 miles) NNW (345 degrees) Los Angeles Civic Center, CA - 221 km (137 miles) N (10 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 36 deg. 0.6 min. N (36.010N), 117 deg. 48.3 min. W (117.805W) |
| Depth | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Location Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=022, Nph=022, Dmin=3 km, Rmss=0.25 sec, Erho=0.5 km, Erzz=0.4 km, Gp=54 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci14366796 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) Waveforms |
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