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

Version #2: 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 7:02:48 AM (PDT) on Wednesday, September 10, 2008.
The magnitude 2.7 event occurred 22 km (14 miles) W of Petrolia, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 28 km (18 miles).


Magnitude 2.7 - local magnitude (ML)
Time Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 7:02:48 AM (PDT)
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 14:02:48 (UTC)
Distance from Petrolia, CA - 22 km (14 miles) W (281 degrees)
Ferndale, CA - 34 km (21 miles) SW (224 degrees)
Rio Dell, CA - 40 km (25 miles) WSW (248 degrees)
Eureka, CA - 57 km (36 miles) SW (214 degrees)
Sacramento, CA - 331 km (206 miles) NW (308 degrees)
Coordinates 40 deg. 21.8 min. N (40.363N), 124 deg. 32.4 min. W (124.540W)
Depth 28.4 km (17.6 miles)
Location Quality Fair
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 70, Nph= 70, Dmin=21 km, Rmss=0.11 sec, Erho=2.1 km, Erzz=1.3 km, Gp=241.2 degrees
Event ID# nc51207899
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