== 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 9:35:15 PM (PDT) on Friday, September 12, 2008.
The magnitude 1.4 event occurred 7 km (4 miles) S of Desert Hot Springs, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 7 km ( 4 miles).


Magnitude 1.4 - local magnitude (ML)
Time Friday, September 12, 2008 at 9:35:15 PM (PDT)
Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 4:35:15 (UTC)
Distance from Desert Hot Springs, CA - 7 km (4 miles) S (187 degrees)
Palm Springs, CA - 9 km (5 miles) N (8 degrees)
Cathedral City, CA - 12 km (7 miles) NNW (335 degrees)
Thousand Palms, CA - 15 km (9 miles) NW (308 degrees)
San Diego, CA - 138 km (86 miles) NNE (25 degrees)
Coordinates 33 deg. 54.1 min. N (33.902N), 116 deg. 31.0 min. W (116.517W)
Depth 6.9 km (4.3 miles)
Location Quality Poor
Location Quality Parameters Nst=031, Nph=031, Dmin=27 km, Rmss=0.91 sec, Erho=2.4 km, Erzz=6.6 km, Gp=237.6 degrees
Event ID# ci10348521
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