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 1:13:51 AM (PDT) on Thursday, May 8, 2008.
The magnitude 0.9 event occurred 6 km (3 miles) W of Reno, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 0 km (0.0 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.9 - local magnitude (ML) |
|---|---|
| Time | Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 1:13:51 AM (PDT) Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 8:13:51 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Reno, NV - 6 km (3 miles) W (273 degrees) Verdi-Mogul, NV - 6 km (4 miles) ENE (74 degrees) Sun Valley, NV - 12 km (8 miles) SW (232 degrees) Sparks, NV - 13 km (8 miles) WSW (258 degrees) Sacramento, CA - 174 km (108 miles) NE (51 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 39 deg. 31.8 min. N (39.530N), 119 deg. 53.2 min. W (119.886W) |
| Depth | 0 km (0.0 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# | nn00244534 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) |
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