== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
California Integrated Seismic Net
USGS/ Caltech/ CGS/ UCB/ UCSD/ UNR

Version #2: 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 1:02:22 PM (PST) on Tuesday, January 6, 2009.
The magnitude 2.9 event occurred 3 km (2 miles) NNE of The Geysers, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 1 km (0.4 miles).


Magnitude 2.9 - local magnitude (ML)
Time Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at 1:02:22 PM (PST)
Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at 21:02:22 (UTC)
Distance from The Geysers, CA - 3 km (2 miles) NNE (15 degrees)
Cobb, CA - 7 km (4 miles) W (261 degrees)
Anderson Springs, CA - 11 km (7 miles) WNW (302 degrees)
Santa Rosa, CA - 43 km (27 miles) N (349 degrees)
Sacramento, CA - 119 km (74 miles) WNW (285 degrees)
Coordinates 38 deg. 49.6 min. N (38.826N), 122 deg. 47.8 min. W (122.797W)
Depth 0.6 km (0.4 miles)
Location Quality Excellent
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 83, Nph= 83, Dmin=5 km, Rmss=0.1 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=0.6 km, Gp=39.6 degrees
Event ID# nc51214764
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