== 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 10:26:03 PM (PDT) on Monday, September 15, 2008.
The magnitude 1.2 event occurred 8 km (5 miles) WSW of Rawhide, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 8 km ( 5 miles).


Magnitude 1.2 - local magnitude (ML)
Time Monday, September 15, 2008 at 10:26:03 PM (PDT)
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 5:26:03 (UTC)
Distance from Rawhide, NV - 8 km (5 miles) WSW (243 degrees)
Schurz, NV - 30 km (19 miles) E (86 degrees)
Midway, NV - 33 km (20 miles) NNW (332 degrees)
Hawthorne, NV - 52 km (33 miles) NNE (14 degrees)
Sacramento, CA - 264 km (164 miles) E (79 degrees)
Coordinates 38 deg. 58.9 min. N (38.982N), 118 deg. 28.6 min. W (118.477W)
Depth 8 km (5.0 miles)
Location Quality unknown
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 10, Nph= 10, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=0 degrees
Event ID# nn00260473
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