Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== 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 event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A microearthquake occurred at 8:26:15 PM (PDT) on Thursday, April 30, 2009.
The magnitude 0.6 event occurred 5 km (3 miles) NW of Parkfield, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 5 km ( 3 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.6 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 8:26:15 PM (PDT) Friday, May 1, 2009 at 3:26:15 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Parkfield, CA - 5 km (3 miles) NW (305 degrees) Coalinga, CA - 26 km (16 miles) SSW (204 degrees) San Miguel, CA - 28 km (17 miles) NE (45 degrees) Bradley, CA - 30 km (19 miles) ENE (77 degrees) San Jose City Hall, CA - 202 km (125 miles) SE (141 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 35 deg. 55.5 min. N (35.926N), 120 deg. 28.6 min. W (120.477W) |
| Depth | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Location Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 27, Nph= 27, Dmin=2 km, Rmss=0.09 sec, Erho=0.3 km, Erzz=0.5 km, Gp=111.6 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc51220804 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) NCSN First Motion Mechanism 1 NCSN First Motion Mechanism 2 Waveforms |
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