== 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 11:13:45 PM (PDT) on Tuesday, May 6, 2008.
The magnitude 2.5 event occurred 5 km (3 miles) N of Verdi-Mogul, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 3 km ( 2 miles).


Magnitude 2.5 - local magnitude (ML)
Time Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 11:13:45 PM (PDT)
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 6:13:45 (UTC)
Distance from Verdi-Mogul, NV - 5 km (3 miles) N (0 degrees)
Reno, NV - 12 km (7 miles) WNW (285 degrees)
Cold Springs, NV - 14 km (8 miles) S (176 degrees)
Lemmon Valley-Golden Valley, NV - 16 km (10 miles) SW (223 degrees)
Sacramento, CA - 171 km (107 miles) NE (49 degrees)
Coordinates 39 deg. 33.3 min. N (39.555N), 119 deg. 57.4 min. W (119.957W)
Depth 2.9 km (1.8 miles)
Location Quality unknown
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 32, Nph= 32, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=0 degrees
Event ID# nn00244374
Additional Information map with fault names
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