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 12:36:21 AM (PDT) on Saturday, May 9, 2009.
The magnitude 2.9 event occurred 3 km (2 miles) NW of The Geysers, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 2 km ( 1 mile).
| Magnitude | 2.9 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 12:36:21 AM (PDT) Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 7:36:21 (UTC) |
| Distance from | The Geysers, CA - 3 km (2 miles) NW (322 degrees) Cobb, CA - 9 km (6 miles) W (259 degrees) Anderson Springs, CA - 13 km (8 miles) WNW (293 degrees) Santa Rosa, CA - 43 km (26 miles) NNW (346 degrees) San Francisco City Hall, CA - 121 km (75 miles) NNW (343 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 49.1 min. N (38.819N), 122 deg. 49.6 min. W (122.827W) |
| Depth | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Location Quality | Excellent |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 58, Nph= 58, Dmin=1 km, Rmss=0.07 sec, Erho=0.1 km, Erzz=0.2 km, Gp=36 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc51221261 |
| Additional Information | 2-degree map Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) Did you feel it? NCSN First Motion Mechanism 1 Waveforms |
For more information, see http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/
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