== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #2: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A microearthquake occurred at 8:15:52 PM (PDT) on Tuesday, August 11, 2009.
The magnitude 1.6 event occurred 27 km (17 miles) SE of Helene, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 3 km ( 2 miles).
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Magnitude |
1.6 - local magnitude (ML) |
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Time |
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 8:15:52 PM (PDT)
Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 3:15:52 (UTC)
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Distance from |
Helene, NV - 27 km (17 miles) SE (139 degrees)
Caliente, NV - 36 km (22 miles) S (188 degrees)
Joseco, NV - 38 km (24 miles) SW (233 degrees)
Hoya, NV - 40 km (25 miles) N (10 degrees)
Las Vegas, NV - 136 km (84 miles) NNE (25 degrees)
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Coordinates |
37 deg. 17.8 min. N (37.297N), 114 deg. 34.3 min. W (114.572W) |
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Depth |
3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
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Location Quality |
unknown |
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Location Quality Parameters |
Nst= 6, Nph= 6, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=0 degrees
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Event ID# |
nn00289935 |
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Additional Information |
map with fault names
Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.)
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For more information, see http://www.seismo.unr.edu/
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