== 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 2:38:35 PM (PDT) on Tuesday, September 9, 2008.
The magnitude 2.0 event occurred 2 km (1 miles) SSE of Aromas, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 9 km ( 6 miles).


Magnitude 2.0 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 2:38:35 PM (PDT)
Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 21:38:35 (UTC)
Distance from Aromas, CA - 2 km (1 miles) SSE (159 degrees)
Prunedale, CA - 8 km (5 miles) NNE (21 degrees)
Las Lomas, CA - 9 km (6 miles) E (87 degrees)
Salinas, CA - 21 km (13 miles) N (2 degrees)
San Jose City Hall, CA - 57 km (36 miles) SSE (156 degrees)
Coordinates 36 deg. 52.2 min. N (36.870N), 121 deg. 38.0 min. W (121.633W)
Depth 8.9 km (5.5 miles)
Location Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 9, Nph= 9, Dmin=4 km, Rmss=0.04 sec, Erho=0.8 km, Erzz=0.6 km, Gp=122.4 degrees
Event ID# nc51207886
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