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 12:12:13 AM (PDT) on Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
The magnitude 1.6 event occurred 2 km (1 miles) W of Blackhawk, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 8 km ( 5 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.6 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 12:12:13 AM (PDT) Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 7:12:13 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Blackhawk, CA - 2 km (1 miles) W (266 degrees) Danville, CA - 3 km (2 miles) E (95 degrees) Diablo, CA - 4 km (2 miles) SSE (148 degrees) Concord, CA - 19 km (12 miles) SSE (159 degrees) Oakland, CA - 26 km (16 miles) E (87 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 37 deg. 48.5 min. N (37.809N), 121 deg. 56.2 min. W (121.936W) |
| Depth | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
| Location Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 21, Nph= 21, Dmin=7 km, Rmss=0.06 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=0.6 km, Gp=104.4 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc40217174 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) Waveforms |
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