== 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 9:12:11 AM (PDT) on Saturday, May 9, 2009.
The magnitude 2.7 event occurred 7 km (5 miles) NE of Wilkerson, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 10 km ( 6 miles).


Magnitude 2.7 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 9:12:11 AM (PDT)
Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 16:12:11 (UTC)
Distance from Wilkerson, CA - 7 km (5 miles) NE (44 degrees)
Bishop, CA - 8 km (5 miles) SE (128 degrees)
West Bishop, CA - 11 km (7 miles) ESE (112 degrees)
Big Pine, CA - 18 km (11 miles) N (351 degrees)
Las Vegas, NV - 304 km (189 miles) WNW (295 degrees)
Coordinates 37 deg. 19.3 min. N (37.322N), 118 deg. 19.7 min. W (118.328W)
Depth 10.5 km (6.5 miles)
Location Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 40, Nph= 40, Dmin=6 km, Rmss=0.05 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=0.6 km, Gp=118.8 degrees
Event ID# nc51221281
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NCSN First Motion Mechanism 1
NCSN First Motion Mechanism 2
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