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 3:37:46 PM (PDT) on Saturday, May 2, 2009.
The magnitude 1.7 event occurred 19 km (12 miles) NW of Parkfield, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 5 km ( 3 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.7 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 3:37:46 PM (PDT) Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 22:37:46 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Parkfield, CA - 19 km (12 miles) NW (315 degrees) Coalinga, CA - 24 km (15 miles) WSW (237 degrees) Bradley, CA - 26 km (16 miles) NE (48 degrees) San Ardo, CA - 29 km (18 miles) E (90 degrees) San Jose City Hall, CA - 187 km (116 miles) SE (141 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 36 deg. 1.3 min. N (36.022N), 120 deg. 35.0 min. W (120.584W) |
| Depth | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Location Quality | Excellent |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 47, Nph= 47, Dmin=4 km, Rmss=0.1 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=0.3 km, Gp=39.6 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc51220886 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) NCSN First Motion Mechanism 1 Waveforms |
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