== 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 5:58:03 AM (PDT) on Friday, May 9, 2008.
The magnitude 1.7 event occurred 10 km (6 miles) NE of Borrego Springs, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 11 km ( 7 miles).


Magnitude 1.7 - local magnitude (ML)
Time Friday, May 9, 2008 at 5:58:03 AM (PDT)
Friday, May 9, 2008 at 12:58:03 (UTC)
Distance from Borrego Springs, CA - 10 km (6 miles) NE (40 degrees)
Ocotillo Wells, CA - 25 km (16 miles) NW (321 degrees)
Desert Shores, CA - 26 km (16 miles) WSW (249 degrees)
Palm Springs, CA - 60 km (37 miles) SSE (159 degrees)
San Diego, CA - 99 km (62 miles) NE (52 degrees)
Coordinates 33 deg. 19.2 min. N (33.319N), 116 deg. 18.0 min. W (116.300W)
Depth 10.8 km (6.7 miles)
Location Quality Fair
Location Quality Parameters Nst=063, Nph=063, Dmin=12 km, Rmss=0.32 sec, Erho=0.3 km, Erzz=1.2 km, Gp=32.4 degrees
Event ID# ci14367396
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