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 4:53:46 PM (PDT) on Thursday, May 8, 2008.
The magnitude 1.1 event occurred 5 km (3 miles) SW of Reno, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 2 km ( 1 mile).
| Magnitude | 1.1 - local magnitude (ML) |
|---|---|
| Time | Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 4:53:46 PM (PDT) Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 23:53:46 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Reno, NV - 5 km (3 miles) SW (218 degrees) Verdi-Mogul, NV - 9 km (5 miles) ESE (107 degrees) Sparks, NV - 13 km (8 miles) SW (236 degrees) Sun Valley, NV - 14 km (9 miles) SSW (212 degrees) Sacramento, CA - 174 km (108 miles) NE (53 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 39 deg. 29.5 min. N (39.491N), 119 deg. 51.5 min. W (119.859W) |
| Depth | 2 km (1.2 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# | nn00244608 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) |
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