== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
California Integrated Seismic Net
USGS/ Caltech/ CGS/ UCB/ UCSD/ UNR

Version #4: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

A light earthquake occurred at 10:54:05 AM (PDT) on Sunday, May 3, 2009.
The magnitude 4.2 event occurred 1 km (1 miles) N of Pine Hills, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 21 km (13 miles).


Magnitude 4.2 - regional moment magnitude (Mw)
Time Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 10:54:05 AM (PDT)
Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 17:54:05 (UTC)
Distance from Pine Hills, CA - 1 km (1 miles) N (351 degrees)
Cutten, CA - 2 km (1 miles) SW (222 degrees)
Bayview, CA - 3 km (2 miles) SE (145 degrees)
Eureka, CA - 5 km (3 miles) S (181 degrees)
Sacramento, CA - 336 km (209 miles) NW (317 degrees)
Coordinates 40 deg. 45.0 min. N (40.749N), 124 deg. 9.8 min. W (124.164W)
Depth 21 km (13.0 miles)
Location Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 17, Nph= 17, Dmin=14 km, Rmss=0.1 sec, Erho=0.6 km, Erzz=0.5 km, Gp=165.6 degrees
Event ID# nc51220943
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