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 9:26:42 AM (PDT) on Tuesday, May 6, 2008.
The magnitude 1.5 event occurred 10 km (6 miles) SW of Toms Place, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 11 km ( 7 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.5 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 9:26:42 AM (PDT) Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 16:26:42 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Toms Place, CA - 10 km (6 miles) SW (235 degrees) Round Valley, CA - 19 km (12 miles) NW (304 degrees) Mammoth Lakes, CA - 23 km (14 miles) SE (129 degrees) West Bishop, CA - 33 km (21 miles) WNW (300 degrees) Sacramento, CA - 263 km (163 miles) ESE (115 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 37 deg. 30.5 min. N (37.509N), 118 deg. 46.6 min. W (118.777W) |
| Depth | 11.1 km (6.9 miles) |
| Location Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 24, Nph= 24, Dmin=5 km, Rmss=0.02 sec, Erho=0.3 km, Erzz=0.9 km, Gp=93.6 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc40217139 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) Waveforms |
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