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

Version #M: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

A microearthquake occurred at 7:06:00 PM (PDT) on Saturday, May 2, 2009.
The magnitude 0.5 event occurred 13 km (8 miles) SSE of Coso Junction, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 8 km ( 5 miles).


Magnitude 0.5 - local magnitude (ML)
Time Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 7:06:00 PM (PDT)
Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 2:06:00 (UTC)
Distance from Coso Junction, CA - 13 km (8 miles) SSE (149 degrees)
Inyokern, CA - 34 km (21 miles) N (351 degrees)
Olancha, CA - 37 km (23 miles) SSE (162 degrees)
Ridgecrest, CA - 40 km (25 miles) NNW (334 degrees)
Los Angeles Civic Center, CA - 213 km (132 miles) N (9 degrees)
Coordinates 35 deg. 56.8 min. N (35.947N), 117 deg. 52.5 min. W (117.875W)
Depth 7.7 km (4.8 miles)
Location Quality Fair
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 11, Nph= 11, Dmin=7 km, Rmss=0.11 sec, Erho=1 km, Erzz=1.1 km, Gp=219.6 degrees
Event ID# ci10404329
Additional Information map with fault names
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