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 4:31:02 PM (PST) on Monday, January 5, 2009.
The magnitude 1.9 event occurred 8 km (5 miles) ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 6 km ( 4 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.9 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Monday, January 5, 2009 at 4:31:02 PM (PST) Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at 0:31:02 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Mammoth Lakes, CA - 8 km (5 miles) ENE (62 degrees) Toms Place, CA - 23 km (14 miles) WNW (303 degrees) Lee Vining, CA - 37 km (23 miles) SSE (148 degrees) Round Valley, CA - 39 km (24 miles) NW (318 degrees) Sacramento, CA - 246 km (153 miles) ESE (113 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 37 deg. 40.3 min. N (37.672N), 118 deg. 53.6 min. W (118.894W) |
| Depth | 6.4 km (4.0 miles) |
| Location Quality | Excellent |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 28, Nph= 28, Dmin=2 km, Rmss=0.05 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=0.4 km, Gp=50.4 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc51214715 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) Waveforms |
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