== 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 6:56:51 PM (PDT) on Monday, September 15, 2008.
The magnitude 1.9 event occurred 16 km (10 miles) SSE of Tres Pinos, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 7 km ( 4 miles).


Magnitude 1.9 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Monday, September 15, 2008 at 6:56:51 PM (PDT)
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 1:56:51 (UTC)
Distance from Tres Pinos, CA - 16 km (10 miles) SSE (165 degrees)
Pinnacles, CA - 18 km (11 miles) NW (319 degrees)
Gonzales, CA - 22 km (14 miles) NE (43 degrees)
Hollister, CA - 24 km (15 miles) SSE (153 degrees)
San Jose City Hall, CA - 94 km (59 miles) SE (144 degrees)
Coordinates 36 deg. 39.0 min. N (36.651N), 121 deg. 16.5 min. W (121.275W)
Depth 6.9 km (4.3 miles)
Location Quality Excellent
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 31, Nph= 31, Dmin=2 km, Rmss=0.05 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=0.7 km, Gp=57.6 degrees
Event ID# nc51208153
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