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 6:19:16 PM (PDT) on Thursday, May 8, 2008.
The magnitude 1.6 event occurred 5 km (3 miles) NE of Verdi-Mogul, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 8 km ( 5 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.6 - local magnitude (ML) |
|---|---|
| Time | Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 6:19:16 PM (PDT) Friday, May 9, 2008 at 1:19:16 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Verdi-Mogul, NV - 5 km (3 miles) NE (44 degrees) Reno, NV - 8 km (5 miles) WNW (288 degrees) Sun Valley, NV - 13 km (8 miles) WSW (247 degrees) Cold Springs, NV - 15 km (9 miles) SSE (162 degrees) Sacramento, CA - 174 km (108 miles) NE (50 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 39 deg. 33.0 min. N (39.550N), 119 deg. 54.8 min. W (119.913W) |
| Depth | 8 km (5.0 miles) |
| Location Quality | unknown |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 23, Nph= 23, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=0 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00244615 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) |
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