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 4:03:11 PM (PDT) on Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
The magnitude 1.7 event occurred 10 km (6 miles) NW of Carlin, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 12 km ( 8 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.7 - local magnitude (ML) |
|---|---|
| Time | Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 4:03:11 PM (PDT) Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 23:03:11 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Carlin, NV - 10 km (6 miles) NW (309 degrees) Leeville, NV - 18 km (11 miles) SSE (151 degrees) Shoshone, NV - 31 km (19 miles) ENE (74 degrees) Elko, NV - 38 km (24 miles) W (259 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 40 deg. 46.3 min. N (40.772N), 116 deg. 12.4 min. W (116.207W) |
| Depth | 12 km (7.5 miles) |
| Location Quality | unknown |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 8, Nph= 8, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=0 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00244478 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) |
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