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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 8:57:45 AM (PDT) on Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
The magnitude 1.7 event occurred 8 km (5 miles) ESE of Big Bear City, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 0.3 km (0.2 miles).



Magnitude 1.7 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 8:57:45 AM (PDT)
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 15:57:45 (UTC)
Distance from Big Bear City, CA - 8 km (5 miles) ESE (106 degrees)
town of Big Bear Lake, CA - 13 km (8 miles) E (90 degrees)
Mt. San Gorgonio, CA - 17 km (11 miles) NNE (19 degrees)
San Bernardino, CA - 51 km (32 miles) ENE (72 degrees)
Coordinates 34 deg. 14.6 min. N (34.244N), 116 deg. 45.9 min. W (116.766W)
Depth 0.3 km (0.2 miles)
Quality Poor
Location Quality Parameters Nst=027, Nph=027, Dmin=43 km, Rmss=0.82 sec, Erho=1.3 km, Erzz=3.1 km, Gp=104.4 degrees
Event ID# ci14366848
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