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.
This is a computer-generated message. This event has not yet been reviewed by a seismologist.
A microearthquake occurred at 4:30:08 AM (PDT) on Thursday, May 8, 2008.
The magnitude 2.1 event occurred 4 km (3 miles) N of The Geysers, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 2 km ( 1 mile).
| Magnitude | 2.1 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 4:30:08 AM (PDT) Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 11:30:08 (UTC) |
| Distance from | The Geysers, CA - 4 km (3 miles) N (8 degrees) Cobb, CA - 7 km (4 miles) W (270 degrees) Anderson Springs, CA - 11 km (7 miles) NW (306 degrees) Santa Rosa, CA - 44 km (27 miles) N (349 degrees) Sacramento, CA - 120 km (74 miles) WNW (285 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 50.1 min. N (38.835N), 122 deg. 48.0 min. W (122.800W) |
| Depth | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Location Quality | Excellent |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 19, Nph= 19, Dmin=3 km, Rmss=0.03 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=0.4 km, Gp=82.8 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc51202355 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) Waveforms |
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