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 7:36:50 AM (PDT) on Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
The magnitude 1.5 event occurred 16 km (10 miles) ESE of Coso Junction, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 6 km ( 4 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.5 - local magnitude (ML) |
|---|---|
| Time | Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 7:36:50 AM (PDT) Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 14:36:50 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Coso Junction, CA - 16 km (10 miles) ESE (102 degrees) Darwin, CA - 32 km (20 miles) SSW (210 degrees) Olancha, CA - 34 km (21 miles) SE (143 degrees) Ridgecrest, CA - 45 km (28 miles) N (349 degrees) Los Angeles Civic Center, CA - 222 km (138 miles) N (11 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 36 deg. 0.9 min. N (36.015N), 117 deg. 46.2 min. W (117.770W) |
| Depth | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Location Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=010, Nph=010, Dmin=1 km, Rmss=0.26 sec, Erho=0.8 km, Erzz=0.8 km, Gp=68.4 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci14366800 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) Waveforms |
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