== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
California Integrated Seismic Net
USGS/ Caltech/ CGS/ UCB/ UCSD/ UNR

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 7:48:58 PM (PDT) on Friday, September 12, 2008.
The magnitude 1.5 event occurred 25 km (16 miles) SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 12 km ( 7 miles).


Magnitude 1.5 - local magnitude (ML)
Time Friday, September 12, 2008 at 7:48:58 PM (PDT)
Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 2:48:58 (UTC)
Distance from Ocotillo Wells, CA - 25 km (16 miles) SSW (200 degrees)
Pine Valley, CA - 30 km (19 miles) ENE (68 degrees)
Ocotillo, CA - 30 km (19 miles) NW (315 degrees)
El Centro, CA - 64 km (40 miles) WNW (284 degrees)
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico - 87 km (54 miles) ENE (59 degrees)
Coordinates 32 deg. 55.8 min. N (32.930N), 116 deg. 13.4 min. W (116.224W)
Depth 11.7 km (7.3 miles)
Location Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst=046, Nph=046, Dmin=3 km, Rmss=0.41 sec, Erho=0.4 km, Erzz=1.1 km, Gp=75.6 degrees
Event ID# ci10348513
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