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 3:34:37 PM (PST) on Wednesday, January 7, 2009.
The magnitude 0.6 event occurred 5 km (3 miles) ESE of The Geysers, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 2 km ( 1 mile).
| Magnitude | 0.6 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at 3:34:37 PM (PST) Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at 23:34:37 (UTC) |
| Distance from | The Geysers, CA - 5 km (3 miles) ESE (106 degrees) Anderson Springs, CA - 5 km (3 miles) WNW (283 degrees) Cobb, CA - 6 km (4 miles) SSW (200 degrees) Santa Rosa, CA - 38 km (23 miles) N (354 degrees) Sacramento, CA - 114 km (71 miles) WNW (283 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 47.1 min. N (38.785N), 122 deg. 44.8 min. W (122.746W) |
| Depth | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Location Quality | Excellent |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 8, Nph= 8, Dmin=1 km, Rmss=0.06 sec, Erho=0.4 km, Erzz=0.9 km, Gp=90 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc51214844 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) Waveforms |
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