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 12:44:30 PM (PDT) on Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
The magnitude 1.5 event occurred 7 km (4 miles) ENE of Coso Junction, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 4 km ( 2 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.5 - local magnitude (ML) |
|---|---|
| Time | Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 12:44:30 PM (PDT) Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 19:44:30 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Coso Junction, CA - 7 km (4 miles) ENE (59 degrees) Olancha, CA - 23 km (14 miles) SSE (153 degrees) Cartago, CA - 30 km (19 miles) SSE (154 degrees) Ridgecrest, CA - 54 km (34 miles) NNW (340 degrees) Los Angeles Civic Center, CA - 227 km (141 miles) N (8 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 36 deg. 4.7 min. N (36.078N), 117 deg. 52.8 min. W (117.880W) |
| Depth | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Location Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=011, Nph=011, Dmin=5 km, Rmss=0.1 sec, Erho=0.6 km, Erzz=1.3 km, Gp=100.8 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci14366900 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) Waveforms |
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