Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==California Integrated Seismic Net
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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 7:04:28 PM (PST) on Sunday, November 2, 2008.
The magnitude 2.7 event occurred 21 km (13 miles) WSW of Petrolia, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 19 km (12 miles).
| Magnitude | 2.7 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Sunday, November 2, 2008 at 7:04:28 PM (PST) Monday, November 3, 2008 at 3:04:28 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Petrolia, CA - 21 km (13 miles) WSW (258 degrees) Ferndale, CA - 40 km (25 miles) SW (215 degrees) Rio Dell, CA - 43 km (27 miles) WSW (237 degrees) Eureka, CA - 64 km (40 miles) SSW (209 degrees) Sacramento, CA - 326 km (202 miles) NW (307 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 40 deg. 17.1 min. N (40.285N), 124 deg. 31.9 min. W (124.532W) |
| Depth | 19.2 km (11.9 miles) |
| Location Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 24, Nph= 24, Dmin=19 km, Rmss=0.03 sec, Erho=1.7 km, Erzz=0.3 km, Gp=273.6 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc51210519 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) Waveforms |
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