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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 5:17:38 PM (PDT) on Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
The magnitude 2.8 event occurred 17 km (11 miles) E (80 degrees) of Indio, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 2 km ( 1 mile).



Magnitude 2.8 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 5:17:38 PM (PDT)
Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 0:17:38 (UTC)
Distance from Indio, CA - 17 km (11 miles) E (80 degrees)
Mecca, CA - 20 km (12 miles) NNE (12 degrees)
North Shore, CA - 26 km (16 miles) NNW (340 degrees)
Twentynine Palms, CA - 44 km (27 miles) S (178 degrees)
Coordinates 33 deg. 44.6 min. N (33.743N), 116 deg. 2.0 min. W (116.034W)
Depth 1.9 km (1.2 miles)
Quality Fair
Location Quality Parameters Nst=074, Nph=074, Dmin=17 km, Rmss=0.32 sec, Erho=0.3 km, Erzz=0.8 km, Gp=36 degrees
Event ID# ci14367028
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