== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
California Integrated Seismic Net
USGS/ Caltech/ CGS/ UCB/ UCSD/ UNR

Version #M: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

A microearthquake occurred at 10:57:08 PM (PDT) on Wednesday, October 29, 2008.
The magnitude 2.5 event occurred 22 km (14 miles) ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 2 km ( 1 mile).


Magnitude 2.5 - local magnitude (ML)
Time Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 10:57:08 PM (PDT)
Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 5:57:08 (UTC)
Distance from Ocotillo Wells, CA - 22 km (14 miles) ESE (113 degrees)
Salton City, CA - 26 km (16 miles) S (171 degrees)
Westmorland, CA - 27 km (17 miles) W (276 degrees)
El Centro, CA - 45 km (28 miles) NW (313 degrees)
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico - 119 km (74 miles) ENE (60 degrees)
Coordinates 33 deg. 3.9 min. N (33.065N), 115 deg. 54.9 min. W (115.915W)
Depth 1.8 km (1.1 miles)
Location Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst=087, Nph=087, Dmin=10 km, Rmss=0.26 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=0.6 km, Gp=36 degrees
Event ID# ci10356901
Additional Information map with fault names
Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.)
Waveforms

Did you feel it? || Shake Map South
For more information, see http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/sca/ || Contacts

Back to map

spacer