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 4:05:56 AM (PDT) on Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
The magnitude 1.9 event occurred 3 km (2 miles) N of The Geysers, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 2 km ( 1 mile).
| Magnitude | 1.9 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 4:05:56 AM (PDT) Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 11:05:56 (UTC) |
| Distance from | The Geysers, CA - 3 km (2 miles) N (359 degrees) Cobb, CA - 7 km (5 miles) W (260 degrees) Anderson Springs, CA - 11 km (7 miles) WNW (298 degrees) Santa Rosa, CA - 43 km (26 miles) NNW (348 degrees) Sacramento, CA - 120 km (75 miles) WNW (285 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 49.4 min. N (38.823N), 122 deg. 48.4 min. W (122.807W) |
| Depth | 1.6 km (1.0 miles) |
| Location Quality | Excellent |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 18, Nph= 18, Dmin=2 km, Rmss=0.05 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=0.4 km, Gp=75.6 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc40217180 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) Waveforms |
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