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== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

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



Version #1: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This is a computer-generated message. This event has not yet been reviewed by a seismologist.

A micro earthquake occurred at 4:32:43 PM (PDT) on Sunday, May 4, 2008.
The magnitude 1.5 event occurred 15 km (9 miles) S of Joshua Tree, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 8 km ( 5 miles).



Magnitude 1.5 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Sunday, May 4, 2008 at 4:32:43 PM (PDT)
Sunday, May 4, 2008 at 23:32:43 (UTC)
Distance from Joshua Tree, CA - 15 km (9 miles) S (186 degrees)
Yucca Valley, CA - 15 km (9 miles) SE (144 degrees)
Desert Hot Springs, CA - 16 km (10 miles) ENE (74 degrees)
Palm Springs, CA - 29 km (18 miles) NE (44 degrees)
Coordinates 34 deg. 0.1 min. N (34.001N), 116 deg. 19.9 min. W (116.331W)
Depth 7.6 km (4.7 miles)
Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst=044, Nph=044, Dmin=9 km, Rmss=0.27 sec, Erho=0.6 km, Erzz=1.5 km, Gp=75.6 degrees
Event ID# ci14366276
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