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 9:52:20 PM (PDT) on Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
The magnitude 1.9 event occurred 11 km (7 miles) ENE of Yountville, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 5 km ( 3 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.9 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 9:52:20 PM (PDT) Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 4:52:20 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Yountville, CA - 11 km (7 miles) ENE (78 degrees) Napa, CA - 14 km (9 miles) NNE (23 degrees) Green Valley, CA - 19 km (12 miles) NNW (342 degrees) Vallejo, CA - 35 km (22 miles) N (0 degrees) Sacramento, CA - 68 km (42 miles) WSW (258 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 25.5 min. N (38.424N), 122 deg. 14.0 min. W (122.234W) |
| Depth | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Location Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 25, Nph= 25, Dmin=2 km, Rmss=0.16 sec, Erho=0.3 km, Erzz=0.8 km, Gp=79.2 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc51202331 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) Waveforms |
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