== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno

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 4:32:49 AM (PDT) on Wednesday, September 10, 2008.
The magnitude 1.0 event occurred 21 km (13 miles) NE of Wichman, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 4 km ( 2 miles).


Magnitude 1.0 - local magnitude (ML)
Time Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 4:32:49 AM (PDT)
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 11:32:49 (UTC)
Distance from Wichman, NV - 21 km (13 miles) NE (53 degrees)
Hawthorne, NV - 22 km (14 miles) NW (321 degrees)
Schurz, NV - 32 km (20 miles) S (173 degrees)
Midway, NV - 42 km (26 miles) W (263 degrees)
Sacramento, CA - 234 km (145 miles) E (86 degrees)
Coordinates 38 deg. 40.7 min. N (38.679N), 118 deg. 47.0 min. W (118.784W)
Depth 4 km (2.5 miles)
Location Quality unknown
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 9, Nph= 9, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=0 degrees
Event ID# nn00259875
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