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

Version #1: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
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A microearthquake occurred at 3:15:44 PM (PDT) on Thursday, September 11, 2008.
The magnitude 1.7 event occurred 9 km (6 miles) NNE of Fernley, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 0 km (0.0 miles).


Magnitude 1.7 - local magnitude (ML)
Time Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 3:15:44 PM (PDT)
Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 22:15:44 (UTC)
Distance from Fernley, NV - 9 km (6 miles) NNE (16 degrees)
Wadsworth, NV - 10 km (6 miles) ENE (60 degrees)
Nixon, NV - 23 km (14 miles) SE (138 degrees)
Fallon, NV - 42 km (26 miles) WNW (303 degrees)
Sacramento, CA - 233 km (145 miles) ENE (57 degrees)
Coordinates 39 deg. 40.7 min. N (39.679N), 119 deg. 11.1 min. W (119.185W)
Depth 0 km (0.0 miles)
Location Quality unknown
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 22, Nph= 22, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=0 degrees
Event ID# nn00260077
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