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 6:22:42 PM (PDT) on Tuesday, May 5, 2009.
The magnitude 1.2 event occurred 13 km (8 miles) NE of Big Pine, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 6 km ( 4 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.2 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 6:22:42 PM (PDT) Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at 1:22:42 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Big Pine, CA - 13 km (8 miles) NE (39 degrees) Wilkerson, CA - 16 km (10 miles) E (97 degrees) Bishop, CA - 21 km (13 miles) SE (125 degrees) Deep Springs, CA - 23 km (14 miles) WSW (237 degrees) Las Vegas, NV - 291 km (181 miles) WNW (295 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 37 deg. 15.4 min. N (37.256N), 118 deg. 12.2 min. W (118.203W) |
| Depth | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| Location Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 8, Nph= 8, Dmin=26 km, Rmss=0.02 sec, Erho=2.2 km, Erzz=4.1 km, Gp=259.2 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc71217521 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) |
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