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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 10:40:26 AM (PDT) on Tuesday, May 6, 2008.
The magnitude 1.6 event occurred 13 km (8 miles) WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 20 km (12 miles).



Magnitude 1.6 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 10:40:26 AM (PDT)
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 17:40:26 (UTC)
Distance from Palomar Observatory, CA - 13 km (8 miles) WNW (282 degrees)
Fallbrook, CA - 23 km (15 miles) E (91 degrees)
Lake Henshaw, CA - 27 km (17 miles) NW (306 degrees)
Oceanside, CA - 41 km (25 miles) ENE (60 degrees)
Coordinates 33 deg. 22.8 min. N (33.380N), 116 deg. 59.9 min. W (116.999W)
Depth 19.7 km (12.2 miles)
Quality Fair
Location Quality Parameters Nst=054, Nph=054, Dmin=13 km, Rmss=0.3 sec, Erho=0.4 km, Erzz=1.1 km, Gp=100.8 degrees
Event ID# ci14366556
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