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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 9:51:20 AM (PDT) on Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
The magnitude 1.9 event occurred 17 km (10 miles) E (81 degrees) of Indio, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 5 km ( 3 miles).



Magnitude 1.9 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 9:51:20 AM (PDT)
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 16:51:20 (UTC)
Distance from Indio, CA - 17 km (10 miles) E (81 degrees)
Mecca, CA - 19 km (12 miles) N (11 degrees)
North Shore, CA - 25 km (16 miles) NNW (339 degrees)
Twentynine Palms, CA - 44 km (27 miles) S (178 degrees)
Coordinates 33 deg. 44.2 min. N (33.737N), 116 deg. 2.2 min. W (116.037W)
Depth 5.4 km (3.4 miles)
Quality Fair
Location Quality Parameters Nst=045, Nph=045, Dmin=17 km, Rmss=0.24 sec, Erho=0.4 km, Erzz=1.5 km, Gp=57.6 degrees
Event ID# ci14366860
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