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 9:36:26 PM (PDT) on Tuesday, May 6, 2008.
The magnitude 0.6 event occurred 3 km (2 miles) NW of The Geysers, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 4 km ( 2 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.6 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 9:36:26 PM (PDT) Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 4:36:26 (UTC) |
| Distance from | The Geysers, CA - 3 km (2 miles) NW (319 degrees) Cobb, CA - 9 km (6 miles) WSW (257 degrees) Anderson Springs, CA - 13 km (8 miles) WNW (292 degrees) Santa Rosa, CA - 42 km (26 miles) NNW (345 degrees) San Francisco City Hall, CA - 121 km (75 miles) NNW (343 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 49.0 min. N (38.817N), 122 deg. 49.7 min. W (122.828W) |
| Depth | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Location Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 9, Nph= 9, Dmin=1 km, Rmss=0.05 sec, Erho=1 km, Erzz=2 km, Gp=172.8 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc40217166 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) Waveforms |
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