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 8:08:55 AM (PDT) on Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
The magnitude 2.3 event occurred 15 km (10 miles) E of Coso Junction, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 3 km ( 2 miles).
| Magnitude | 2.3 - local magnitude (ML) |
|---|---|
| Time | Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 8:08:55 AM (PDT) Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 15:08:55 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Coso Junction, CA - 15 km (10 miles) E (98 degrees) Darwin, CA - 32 km (20 miles) SSW (212 degrees) Olancha, CA - 33 km (20 miles) SE (143 degrees) Ridgecrest, CA - 46 km (29 miles) NNW (348 degrees) Los Angeles Civic Center, CA - 223 km (139 miles) N (11 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 36 deg. 1.5 min. N (36.025N), 117 deg. 46.8 min. W (117.779W) |
| Depth | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Location Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=032, Nph=032, Dmin=1 km, Rmss=0.3 sec, Erho=0.3 km, Erzz=0.3 km, Gp=39.6 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci14366816 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) Waveforms |
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