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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 6:16:27 AM (PDT) on Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
The magnitude 1.5 event occurred 8 km (5 miles) SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 2 km ( 1 mile).



Magnitude 1.5 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 6:16:27 AM (PDT)
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 13:16:27 (UTC)
Distance from Ocotillo Wells, CA - 8 km (5 miles) SE (137 degrees)
Salton City, CA - 23 km (14 miles) SSW (205 degrees)
Borrego Springs, CA - 34 km (21 miles) ESE (123 degrees)
El Centro, CA - 59 km (36 miles) NW (304 degrees)
Coordinates 33 deg. 5.4 min. N (33.090N), 116 deg. 4.3 min. W (116.072W)
Depth 1.9 km (1.2 miles)
Quality Fair
Location Quality Parameters Nst=045, Nph=045, Dmin=23 km, Rmss=0.33 sec, Erho=0.3 km, Erzz=1 km, Gp=43.2 degrees
Event ID# ci14366792
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