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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 1:39:55 AM (PDT) on Thursday, May 8, 2008.
The magnitude 1.3 event occurred 6 km (4 miles) NE (47 degrees) of Banning, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 10 km ( 6 miles).



Magnitude 1.3 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 1:39:55 AM (PDT)
Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 8:39:55 (UTC)
Distance from Banning, CA - 6 km (4 miles) NE (47 degrees)
Cabazon, CA - 6 km (4 miles) NW (316 degrees)
Beaumont, CA - 14 km (9 miles) ENE (75 degrees)
Palm Springs, CA - 31 km (19 miles) WNW (302 degrees)
Coordinates 33 deg. 57.7 min. N (33.962N), 116 deg. 49.8 min. W (116.831W)
Depth 10.4 km (6.5 miles)
Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst=052, Nph=052, Dmin=14 km, Rmss=0.24 sec, Erho=0.3 km, Erzz=1.4 km, Gp=50.4 degrees
Event ID# ci14367072
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