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 1:56:05 AM (PDT) on Friday, May 9, 2008.
The magnitude 0.8 event occurred 7 km (5 miles) NNE of Verdi-Mogul, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 4 km ( 2 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.8 - local magnitude (ML) |
|---|---|
| Time | Friday, May 9, 2008 at 1:56:05 AM (PDT) Friday, May 9, 2008 at 8:56:05 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Verdi-Mogul, NV - 7 km (5 miles) NNE (31 degrees) Reno, NV - 9 km (6 miles) WNW (301 degrees) Sun Valley, NV - 12 km (8 miles) WSW (256 degrees) Cold Springs, NV - 13 km (8 miles) SSE (159 degrees) Sacramento, CA - 175 km (109 miles) NE (49 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 39 deg. 34.2 min. N (39.570N), 119 deg. 54.8 min. W (119.913W) |
| Depth | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Location Quality | unknown |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 11, Nph= 11, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=0 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00244646 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) |
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