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 5:59:40 AM (PDT) on Friday, May 9, 2008.
The magnitude 0.8 event occurred 6 km (4 miles) N of Verdi-Mogul, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 4 km ( 2 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.8 - local magnitude (ML) |
|---|---|
| Time | Friday, May 9, 2008 at 5:59:40 AM (PDT) Friday, May 9, 2008 at 12:59:40 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Verdi-Mogul, NV - 6 km (4 miles) N (354 degrees) Cold Springs, NV - 12 km (7 miles) S (179 degrees) Reno, NV - 13 km (8 miles) WNW (291 degrees) Lemmon Valley-Golden Valley, NV - 16 km (10 miles) SW (228 degrees) Sacramento, CA - 172 km (107 miles) NE (49 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 39 deg. 34.1 min. N (39.569N), 119 deg. 57.9 min. W (119.965W) |
| Depth | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Location Quality | unknown |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 9, Nph= 9, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=0 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00244662 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) |
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