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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 8:56:26 AM (PDT) on Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
The magnitude 1.7 event occurred 17 km (11 miles) E (80 degrees) of Indio, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 6 km ( 4 miles).



Magnitude 1.7 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 8:56:26 AM (PDT)
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 15:56:26 (UTC)
Distance from Indio, CA - 17 km (11 miles) E (80 degrees)
Mecca, CA - 19 km (12 miles) NNE (12 degrees)
North Shore, CA - 25 km (16 miles) NNW (339 degrees)
Twentynine Palms, CA - 44 km (27 miles) S (178 degrees)
Coordinates 33 deg. 44.4 min. N (33.740N), 116 deg. 2.1 min. W (116.035W)
Depth 6.5 km (4.0 miles)
Quality Fair
Location Quality Parameters Nst=056, Nph=056, Dmin=17 km, Rmss=0.25 sec, Erho=0.4 km, Erzz=2.6 km, Gp=57.6 degrees
Event ID# ci14366840
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