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 4:48:11 AM (PST) on Thursday, January 8, 2009.
The magnitude 0.8 event occurred 3 km (2 miles) N of The Geysers, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 2 km ( 1 mile).
| Magnitude | 0.8 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 4:48:11 AM (PST) Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 12:48:11 (UTC) |
| Distance from | The Geysers, CA - 3 km (2 miles) N (352 degrees) Cobb, CA - 8 km (5 miles) W (261 degrees) Anderson Springs, CA - 12 km (7 miles) WNW (298 degrees) Santa Rosa, CA - 43 km (27 miles) NNW (347 degrees) Sacramento, CA - 120 km (75 miles) WNW (285 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 49.4 min. N (38.824N), 122 deg. 48.7 min. W (122.811W) |
| Depth | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Location Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 12, Nph= 12, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0.07 sec, Erho=0.4 km, Erzz=0.7 km, Gp=100.8 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc51214878 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) Waveforms |
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