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 9:12:37 PM (PDT) on Thursday, May 8, 2008.
The magnitude 1.7 event occurred 10 km (6 miles) NNW of Coso Junction, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 6 km ( 4 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.7 - local magnitude (ML) |
|---|---|
| Time | Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 9:12:37 PM (PDT) Friday, May 9, 2008 at 4:12:37 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Coso Junction, CA - 10 km (6 miles) NNW (346 degrees) Olancha, CA - 14 km (9 miles) S (172 degrees) Cartago, CA - 21 km (13 miles) SSE (168 degrees) Lone Pine, CA - 51 km (32 miles) S (170 degrees) Los Angeles Civic Center, CA - 233 km (145 miles) N (6 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 36 deg. 8.1 min. N (36.135N), 117 deg. 58.6 min. W (117.977W) |
| Depth | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Location Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=030, Nph=030, Dmin=11 km, Rmss=0.29 sec, Erho=0.4 km, Erzz=2 km, Gp=68.4 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci14367304 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) Waveforms |
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