== 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 1:26:35 AM (PDT) on Saturday, September 13, 2008.
The magnitude 1.6 event occurred 15 km (9 miles) S of Borrego Springs, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 7 km ( 4 miles).


Magnitude 1.6 - local magnitude (ML)
Time Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 1:26:35 AM (PDT)
Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 8:26:35 (UTC)
Distance from Borrego Springs, CA - 15 km (9 miles) S (181 degrees)
Julian, CA - 20 km (13 miles) ENE (77 degrees)
Ocotillo Wells, CA - 23 km (14 miles) W (261 degrees)
Escondido, CA - 66 km (41 miles) E (91 degrees)
San Diego, CA - 81 km (50 miles) ENE (63 degrees)
Coordinates 33 deg. 6.7 min. N (33.112N), 116 deg. 22.4 min. W (116.374W)
Depth 6.8 km (4.2 miles)
Location Quality Poor
Location Quality Parameters Nst=021, Nph=021, Dmin=25 km, Rmss=0.9 sec, Erho=8.4 km, Erzz=71.3 km, Gp=147.6 degrees
Event ID# ci10348561
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