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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 8:24:32 AM (PDT) on Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
The magnitude 2.4 event occurred 18 km (11 miles) E (82 degrees) of Indio, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 4 km ( 2 miles).



Magnitude 2.4 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 8:24:32 AM (PDT)
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 15:24:32 (UTC)
Distance from Indio, CA - 18 km (11 miles) E (82 degrees)
Mecca, CA - 19 km (12 miles) NNE (14 degrees)
North Shore, CA - 25 km (15 miles) NNW (340 degrees)
Twentynine Palms, CA - 44 km (28 miles) S (177 degrees)
Coordinates 33 deg. 44.1 min. N (33.736N), 116 deg. 1.7 min. W (116.028W)
Depth 3.7 km (2.3 miles)
Quality Fair
Location Quality Parameters Nst=069, Nph=069, Dmin=16 km, Rmss=0.26 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=0.9 km, Gp=32.4 degrees
Event ID# ci14366824
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