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 1:52:23 AM (PDT) on Thursday, May 8, 2008.
The magnitude 1.9 event occurred 4 km (3 miles) NNE of Verdi-Mogul, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 0 km (0.0 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.9 - local magnitude (ML) |
|---|---|
| Time | Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 1:52:23 AM (PDT) Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 8:52:23 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Verdi-Mogul, NV - 4 km (3 miles) NNE (21 degrees) Reno, NV - 10 km (6 miles) WNW (284 degrees) Cold Springs, NV - 14 km (9 miles) S (170 degrees) Sun Valley, NV - 15 km (9 miles) WSW (250 degrees) Sacramento, CA - 172 km (107 miles) NE (50 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 39 deg. 33.0 min. N (39.550N), 119 deg. 56.3 min. W (119.939W) |
| Depth | 0 km (0.0 miles) |
| Location Quality | unknown |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 34, Nph= 34, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=0 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00244538 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) |
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