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 5:53:58 AM (PST) on Monday, January 5, 2009.
The magnitude 0.8 event occurred 9 km (6 miles) ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 7 km ( 4 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.8 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Monday, January 5, 2009 at 5:53:58 AM (PST) Monday, January 5, 2009 at 13:53:58 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Mammoth Lakes, CA - 9 km (6 miles) ENE (61 degrees) Toms Place, CA - 22 km (14 miles) NW (304 degrees) Lee Vining, CA - 37 km (23 miles) SSE (147 degrees) Round Valley, CA - 39 km (24 miles) NW (318 degrees) Sacramento, CA - 246 km (153 miles) ESE (113 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 37 deg. 40.5 min. N (37.675N), 118 deg. 53.4 min. W (118.891W) |
| Depth | 7 km (4.3 miles) |
| Location Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 11, Nph= 11, Dmin=3 km, Rmss=0.02 sec, Erho=0.6 km, Erzz=1 km, Gp=126 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc51214683 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) Waveforms |
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