== 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 9:38:59 PM (PDT) on Thursday, October 30, 2008.
The magnitude 2.1 event occurred 11 km (7 miles) SE of Yosemite Valley, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 5 km ( 3 miles).


Magnitude 2.1 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 9:38:59 PM (PDT)
Friday, October 31, 2008 at 4:38:59 (UTC)
Distance from Yosemite Valley, CA - 11 km (7 miles) SE (139 degrees)
Yosemite Village, CA - 13 km (8 miles) SE (133 degrees)
Oakhurst, CA - 40 km (25 miles) NNE (20 degrees)
Mammoth Lakes, CA - 45 km (28 miles) W (274 degrees)
Sacramento, CA - 199 km (124 miles) ESE (119 degrees)
Coordinates 37 deg. 39.9 min. N (37.666N), 119 deg. 29.4 min. W (119.490W)
Depth 5 km (3.1 miles)
Location Quality Fair
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 42, Nph= 42, Dmin=36 km, Rmss=0.34 sec, Erho=0.9 km, Erzz=23.5 km, Gp=180 degrees
Event ID# nc51210374
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NCSN First Motion Mechanism 1
NCSN First Motion Mechanism 2
NCSN First Motion Mechanism 3
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