== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

Southern California Seismic Network: a cooperative project of
U.S. Geological Survey, Pasadena California
Caltech Seismological Laboratory, Pasadena, California

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

A micro earthquake occurred at 6:00:29 AM (PST) on Wednesday, November 4, 2009.
The magnitude 1.6 event occurred 5 km (3 miles) W of Newport Beach, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 17 km (10 miles).

Magnitude		1.6 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time		Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 6:00:29 AM (PST) Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 14:00:29 (UTC)
Distance from		Newport Beach, CA - 5 km (3 miles) W (278 degrees) Bolsa Chica Beach, CA - 9 km (6 miles) SE (146 degrees) Fountain Valley, CA - 11 km (7 miles) SSW (196 degrees) Avalon, CA - 44 km (27 miles) NE (46 degrees)
Coordinates		33 deg. 37.3 min. N (33.622N), 117 deg. 59.1 min. W (117.986W)
Depth		16.6 km (10.3 miles)
Quality		Fair
Location Quality Parameters		Nst=013, Nph=013, Dmin=8 km, Rmss=0.16 sec, Erho=1 km, Erzz=0.7 km, Gp=162 degrees
Event ID#		ci10491829
Additional Information		map ||
		Waveforms

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