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.
This is a computer-generated message. This event has not yet been reviewed by a seismologist.
A microearthquake occurred at 2:14:34 PM (PDT) on Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
The magnitude 1.8 event occurred 5 km (3 miles) NNE of Leeville, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 0 km (0.0 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.8 - local magnitude (ML) |
|---|---|
| Time | Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 2:14:34 PM (PDT) Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 21:14:34 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Leeville, NV - 5 km (3 miles) NNE (32 degrees) Carlin, NV - 30 km (19 miles) NNW (332 degrees) Shoshone, NV - 37 km (23 miles) NE (39 degrees) Elko, NV - 45 km (28 miles) WNW (287 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 40 deg. 57.2 min. N (40.954N), 116 deg. 16.9 min. W (116.282W) |
| Depth | 0 km (0.0 miles) |
| Location Quality | unknown |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 10, Nph= 10, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=0 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00244462 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) |
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