Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #2: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A microearthquake occurred at 12:42:42 PM (PDT) on Tuesday, May 6, 2008.
The magnitude 0.6 event occurred 37 km (23 miles) ENE of Beatty, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 0 km (0.0 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.6 - local magnitude (ML) |
|---|---|
| Time | Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 12:42:42 PM (PDT) Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 19:42:42 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Beatty, NV - 37 km (23 miles) ENE (68 degrees) Furnace Creek, CA - 78 km (48 miles) NE (34 degrees) Indian Springs, NV - 80 km (50 miles) NW (310 degrees) Death Valley Junction, CA - 81 km (51 miles) N (3 degrees) Las Vegas, NV - 139 km (86 miles) NW (313 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 37 deg. 2.0 min. N (37.033N), 116 deg. 22.3 min. W (116.371W) |
| Depth | 0 km (0.0 miles) |
| Location Quality | unknown |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 12, Nph= 12, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=0 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00244298 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) |
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