== 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 7:05:57 PM (PDT) on Monday, September 15, 2008.
The magnitude 1.6 event occurred 9 km (6 miles) S of Yucca Valley, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 10 km ( 6 miles).


Magnitude 1.6 - local magnitude (ML)
Time Monday, September 15, 2008 at 7:05:57 PM (PDT)
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 2:05:57 (UTC)
Distance from Yucca Valley, CA - 9 km (6 miles) S (191 degrees)
Desert Hot Springs, CA - 12 km (7 miles) NE (35 degrees)
Morongo Valley, CA - 14 km (8 miles) E (95 degrees)
Palm Springs, CA - 26 km (16 miles) NNE (19 degrees)
San Diego, CA - 155 km (97 miles) NNE (25 degrees)
Coordinates 34 deg. 2.7 min. N (34.045N), 116 deg. 26.2 min. W (116.436W)
Depth 10.4 km (6.5 miles)
Location Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst=028, Nph=028, Dmin=5 km, Rmss=0.25 sec, Erho=0.5 km, Erzz=1.7 km, Gp=93.6 degrees
Event ID# ci10349145
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