== 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 12:25:07 PM (PDT) on Monday, September 15, 2008.
The magnitude 2.1 event occurred 6 km (4 miles) S of Ferndale, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 21 km (13 miles).


Magnitude 2.1 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Monday, September 15, 2008 at 12:25:07 PM (PDT)
Monday, September 15, 2008 at 19:25:07 (UTC)
Distance from Ferndale, CA - 6 km (4 miles) S (175 degrees)
Fortuna, CA - 12 km (7 miles) SW (234 degrees)
Rio Dell, CA - 13 km (8 miles) WNW (283 degrees)
Eureka, CA - 30 km (19 miles) SSW (195 degrees)
Sacramento, CA - 324 km (202 miles) NW (313 degrees)
Coordinates 40 deg. 31.6 min. N (40.526N), 124 deg. 15.4 min. W (124.257W)
Depth 20.8 km (12.9 miles)
Location Quality Poor
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 19, Nph= 19, Dmin=17 km, Rmss=0 sec, Erho=3.5 km, Erzz=3 km, Gp=237.6 degrees
Event ID# nc51208143
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