Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==California Integrated Seismic Net
USGS/ Caltech/ CGS/ UCB/ UCSD/ UNR
Version #1: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
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A microearthquake occurred at 7:55:23 AM (PDT) on Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
The magnitude 2.0 event occurred 21 km (13 miles) NW of Parkfield, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 5 km ( 3 miles).
| Magnitude | 2.0 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 7:55:23 AM (PDT) Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 14:55:23 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Parkfield, CA - 21 km (13 miles) NW (318 degrees) Coalinga, CA - 24 km (15 miles) WSW (242 degrees) Bradley, CA - 27 km (17 miles) NE (44 degrees) San Ardo, CA - 28 km (18 miles) E (85 degrees) San Jose City Hall, CA - 185 km (115 miles) SE (141 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 36 deg. 2.4 min. N (36.040N), 120 deg. 35.4 min. W (120.591W) |
| Depth | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Location Quality | Excellent |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 36, Nph= 36, Dmin=3 km, Rmss=0.09 sec, Erho=0.3 km, Erzz=0.3 km, Gp=54 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc40217195 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) NCSN First Motion Mechanism 1 NCSN First Motion Mechanism 2 Waveforms |
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