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 7:04:05 PM (PDT) on Thursday, May 8, 2008.
The magnitude 1.6 event occurred 2 km (1 miles) ESE of Verdi-Mogul, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 0 km (0.0 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.6 - local magnitude (ML) |
|---|---|
| Time | Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 7:04:05 PM (PDT) Friday, May 9, 2008 at 2:04:05 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Verdi-Mogul, NV - 2 km (1 miles) ESE (110 degrees) Reno, NV - 10 km (6 miles) W (259 degrees) Sun Valley, NV - 17 km (11 miles) SW (235 degrees) Sparks, NV - 18 km (11 miles) WSW (254 degrees) Sacramento, CA - 169 km (105 miles) NE (51 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 39 deg. 30.5 min. N (39.509N), 119 deg. 56.3 min. W (119.938W) |
| Depth | 0 km (0.0 miles) |
| Location Quality | unknown |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 31, Nph= 31, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=0 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00244618 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) |
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