Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== 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 3:54:03 PM (PDT) on Saturday, May 2, 2009.
The magnitude 1.8 event occurred 11 km (7 miles) WNW of Malibu, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 14 km ( 9 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.8 - local magnitude (ML) |
|---|---|
| Time | Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 3:54:03 PM (PDT) Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 22:54:03 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Malibu, CA - 11 km (7 miles) WNW (287 degrees) Westlake Village, CA - 12 km (7 miles) SW (217 degrees) Thousand Oaks, CA - 15 km (9 miles) S (187 degrees) Casa Conejo, CA - 15 km (9 miles) SSE (162 degrees) Los Angeles Civic Center, CA - 60 km (37 miles) W (271 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 34 deg. 3.5 min. N (34.059N), 118 deg. 53.7 min. W (118.895W) |
| Depth | 13.9 km (8.6 miles) |
| Location Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=020, Nph=020, Dmin=10 km, Rmss=0.35 sec, Erho=0.7 km, Erzz=0.9 km, Gp=140.4 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci10404201 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) |
For more information, see http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/sca/
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