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 1:55:23 PM (PDT) on Friday, May 8, 2009.
The magnitude 1.5 event occurred 2 km (1 miles) E of The Geysers, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 1 km (0.4 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.5 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Friday, May 8, 2009 at 1:55:23 PM (PDT) Friday, May 8, 2009 at 20:55:23 (UTC) |
| Distance from | The Geysers, CA - 2 km (1 miles) E (101 degrees) Cobb, CA - 7 km (5 miles) SW (233 degrees) Anderson Springs, CA - 9 km (5 miles) WNW (285 degrees) Santa Rosa, CA - 39 km (24 miles) N (349 degrees) San Francisco City Hall, CA - 118 km (73 miles) NNW (344 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 47.7 min. N (38.796N), 122 deg. 47.3 min. W (122.789W) |
| Depth | 0.7 km (0.4 miles) |
| Location Quality | Excellent |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 30, Nph= 30, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0.06 sec, Erho=0.1 km, Erzz=0.2 km, Gp=72 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc51221237 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) Waveforms |
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