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 9:36:46 AM (PDT) on Thursday, May 8, 2008.
The magnitude 1.5 event occurred 7 km (4 miles) NW of The Geysers, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 3 km ( 2 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.5 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 9:36:46 AM (PDT) Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 16:36:46 (UTC) |
| Distance from | The Geysers, CA - 7 km (4 miles) NW (308 degrees) Cobb, CA - 12 km (8 miles) W (270 degrees) Cloverdale, CA - 14 km (8 miles) ENE (73 degrees) Santa Rosa, CA - 45 km (28 miles) NNW (342 degrees) San Francisco City Hall, CA - 124 km (77 miles) NNW (342 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 50.1 min. N (38.834N), 122 deg. 52.0 min. W (122.867W) |
| Depth | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Location Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 11, Nph= 11, Dmin=1 km, Rmss=0.04 sec, Erho=0.3 km, Erzz=0.4 km, Gp=115.2 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc51202371 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) Waveforms |
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