== 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 11:08:30 PM (PST) on Saturday, January 3, 2009.
The magnitude 0.5 event occurred 4 km (2 miles) E of The Geysers, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 2 km ( 1 mile).


Magnitude 0.5 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Saturday, January 3, 2009 at 11:08:30 PM (PST)
Sunday, January 4, 2009 at 7:08:30 (UTC)
Distance from The Geysers, CA - 4 km (2 miles) E (99 degrees)
Cobb, CA - 6 km (4 miles) SW (217 degrees)
Anderson Springs, CA - 6 km (4 miles) WNW (288 degrees)
Santa Rosa, CA - 39 km (24 miles) N (352 degrees)
Sacramento, CA - 115 km (72 miles) WNW (284 degrees)
Coordinates 38 deg. 47.6 min. N (38.793N), 122 deg. 45.8 min. W (122.763W)
Depth 1.9 km (1.2 miles)
Location Quality Excellent
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 8, Nph= 8, Dmin=1 km, Rmss=0.04 sec, Erho=0.3 km, Erzz=0.7 km, Gp=75.6 degrees
Event ID# nc51214566
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