Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #1: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
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A microearthquake occurred at 1:18:44 PM (PDT) on Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
The magnitude 2.4 event occurred 6 km (4 miles) NE of Getchell, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 8 km ( 5 miles).
| Magnitude | 2.4 - local magnitude (ML) |
|---|---|
| Time | Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 1:18:44 PM (PDT) Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 20:18:44 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Getchell, NV - 6 km (4 miles) NE (36 degrees) Winnemucca, NV - 55 km (34 miles) NE (53 degrees) Awakening, NV - 62 km (39 miles) E (91 degrees) Tuscarora, NV - 83 km (51 miles) W (266 degrees) Sacramento, CA - 472 km (293 miles) NE (49 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 41 deg. 15.9 min. N (41.265N), 117 deg. 12.5 min. W (117.208W) |
| Depth | 8 km (5.0 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# | nn00244448 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) |
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