== 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 6:43:37 PM (PDT) on Thursday, May 8, 2008.
The magnitude 1.4 event occurred 18 km (11 miles) N of Borrego Springs, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 16 km (10 miles).


Magnitude 1.4 - local magnitude (ML)
Time Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 6:43:37 PM (PDT)
Friday, May 9, 2008 at 1:43:37 (UTC)
Distance from Borrego Springs, CA - 18 km (11 miles) N (7 degrees)
Desert Shores, CA - 29 km (18 miles) W (272 degrees)
La Quinta, CA - 30 km (19 miles) S (189 degrees)
Palm Springs, CA - 49 km (30 miles) SSE (160 degrees)
San Diego, CA - 102 km (63 miles) NE (46 degrees)
Coordinates 33 deg. 24.6 min. N (33.410N), 116 deg. 21.0 min. W (116.350W)
Depth 16.5 km (10.3 miles)
Location Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst=048, Nph=048, Dmin=14 km, Rmss=0.3 sec, Erho=0.4 km, Erzz=1.2 km, Gp=57.6 degrees
Event ID# ci14367268
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