Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #2: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A microearthquake occurred at 4:43:09 AM (PDT) on Thursday, May 8, 2008.
The magnitude 1.0 event occurred 5 km (3 miles) NE of Verdi-Mogul, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 2 km ( 1 mile).
| Magnitude | 1.0 - local magnitude (ML) |
|---|---|
| Time | Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 4:43:09 AM (PDT) Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 11:43:09 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Verdi-Mogul, NV - 5 km (3 miles) NE (50 degrees) Reno, NV - 8 km (5 miles) WNW (282 degrees) Sun Valley, NV - 13 km (8 miles) WSW (243 degrees) Sparks, NV - 15 km (10 miles) W (265 degrees) Sacramento, CA - 173 km (108 miles) NE (50 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 39 deg. 32.5 min. N (39.542N), 119 deg. 54.9 min. W (119.915W) |
| Depth | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Location Quality | unknown |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 22, Nph= 22, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=0 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00244571 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) |
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