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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 2:24:11 PM (PDT) on Thursday, May 8, 2008.
The magnitude 1.2 event occurred 7 km (4 miles) ENE (61 degrees) of Hemet, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 13 km ( 8 miles).



Magnitude 1.2 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 2:24:11 PM (PDT)
Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 21:24:11 (UTC)
Distance from Hemet, CA - 7 km (4 miles) ENE (61 degrees)
Banning, CA - 17 km (10 miles) S (188 degrees)
Beaumont, CA - 18 km (11 miles) SSE (158 degrees)
Palm Springs, CA - 33 km (21 miles) W (263 degrees)
Coordinates 33 deg. 46.7 min. N (33.778N), 116 deg. 54.1 min. W (116.902W)
Depth 13 km (8.1 miles)
Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst=046, Nph=046, Dmin=10 km, Rmss=0.24 sec, Erho=0.4 km, Erzz=1.2 km, Gp=72 degrees
Event ID# ci14367200
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