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 9:00:33 PM (PDT) on Thursday, May 8, 2008.
The magnitude 0.9 event occurred 4 km (2 miles) NNE of The Geysers, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 6 km ( 4 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.9 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 9:00:33 PM (PDT) Friday, May 9, 2008 at 4:00:33 (UTC) |
| Distance from | The Geysers, CA - 4 km (2 miles) NNE (22 degrees) Cobb, CA - 6 km (4 miles) W (264 degrees) Anderson Springs, CA - 10 km (6 miles) NW (305 degrees) Santa Rosa, CA - 43 km (27 miles) N (350 degrees) Sacramento, CA - 119 km (74 miles) WNW (285 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 49.8 min. N (38.830N), 122 deg. 47.4 min. W (122.790W) |
| Depth | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| Location Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 13, Nph= 13, Dmin=2 km, Rmss=0.1 sec, Erho=1.1 km, Erzz=0.7 km, Gp=201.6 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc51202390 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) |
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