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 5:28:37 PM (PDT) on Thursday, May 8, 2008.
The magnitude 1.5 event occurred 3 km (2 miles) ENE of Verdi-Mogul, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 4 km ( 2 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.5 - local magnitude (ML) |
|---|---|
| Time | Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 5:28:37 PM (PDT) Friday, May 9, 2008 at 0:28:37 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Verdi-Mogul, NV - 3 km (2 miles) ENE (63 degrees) Reno, NV - 9 km (6 miles) W (269 degrees) Sun Valley, NV - 15 km (9 miles) WSW (239 degrees) Sparks, NV - 17 km (10 miles) W (259 degrees) Sacramento, CA - 171 km (106 miles) NE (50 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 39 deg. 31.6 min. N (39.526N), 119 deg. 55.6 min. W (119.927W) |
| Depth | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Location Quality | unknown |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 26, Nph= 26, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=0 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00244609 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) |
For more information, see http://www.seismo.unr.edu/