== 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 12:39:38 PM (PDT) on Thursday, May 8, 2008.
The magnitude 1.5 event occurred 13 km (8 miles) WNW of Mojave, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 0.2 km (0.1 miles).


Magnitude 1.5 - local magnitude (ML)
Time Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 12:39:38 PM (PDT)
Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 19:39:38 (UTC)
Distance from Mojave, CA - 13 km (8 miles) WNW (289 degrees)
Tehachapi, CA - 14 km (9 miles) SE (125 degrees)
Rosamond, CA - 23 km (15 miles) NNW (334 degrees)
Lancaster, CA - 44 km (27 miles) NNW (340 degrees)
Los Angeles Civic Center, CA - 111 km (69 miles) N (357 degrees)
Coordinates 35 deg. 3.3 min. N (35.054N), 118 deg. 19.2 min. W (118.320W)
Depth 0.2 km (0.1 miles)
Location Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst=021, Nph=021, Dmin=7 km, Rmss=0.19 sec, Erho=0.4 km, Erzz=0.8 km, Gp=79.2 degrees
Event ID# ci14367172
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