== 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 8:12:55 AM (PDT) on Saturday, May 2, 2009.
The magnitude 0.5 event occurred 9 km (6 miles) E of Coso Junction, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 3 km ( 2 miles).


Magnitude 0.5 - local magnitude (ML)
Time Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 8:12:55 AM (PDT)
Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 15:12:55 (UTC)
Distance from Coso Junction, CA - 9 km (6 miles) E (86 degrees)
Olancha, CA - 27 km (17 miles) SSE (150 degrees)
Darwin, CA - 33 km (21 miles) SW (223 degrees)
Ridgecrest, CA - 50 km (31 miles) NNW (342 degrees)
Los Angeles Civic Center, CA - 225 km (140 miles) N (9 degrees)
Coordinates 36 deg. 3.1 min. N (36.051N), 117 deg. 50.7 min. W (117.845W)
Depth 2.9 km (1.8 miles)
Location Quality Fair
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 15, Nph= 15, Dmin=6 km, Rmss=0.15 sec, Erho=0.5 km, Erzz=0.6 km, Gp=183.6 degrees
Event ID# ci10404001
Additional Information map with fault names
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