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 4:10:55 AM (PDT) on Tuesday, May 5, 2009.
The magnitude 1.4 event occurred 23 km (14 miles) N of Borrego Springs, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 15 km ( 9 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.4 - local magnitude (ML) |
|---|---|
| Time | Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 4:10:55 AM (PDT) Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 11:10:55 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Borrego Springs, CA - 23 km (14 miles) N (354 degrees) La Quinta, CA - 26 km (16 miles) SSW (201 degrees) Anza, CA - 28 km (17 miles) ESE (114 degrees) Palm Springs, CA - 43 km (27 miles) SSE (164 degrees) San Diego, CA - 102 km (64 miles) NE (43 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 33 deg. 27.2 min. N (33.453N), 116 deg. 24.0 min. W (116.400W) |
| Depth | 15 km (9.3 miles) |
| Location Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 64, Nph= 64, Dmin=8 km, Rmss=0.24 sec, Erho=0.3 km, Erzz=0.5 km, Gp=61.2 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci10405201 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) Waveforms |
For more information, see http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/sca/
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