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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 9:43:46 PM (PDT) on Thursday, May 8, 2008.
The magnitude 2.3 event occurred 14 km (9 miles) NE (54 degrees) of Indio, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 0.1 km (0.1 miles).



Magnitude 2.3 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 9:43:46 PM (PDT)
Friday, May 9, 2008 at 4:43:46 (UTC)
Distance from Indio, CA - 14 km (9 miles) NE (54 degrees)
Mecca, CA - 24 km (15 miles) N (356 degrees)
Palm Desert, CA - 28 km (18 miles) ENE (75 degrees)
Twentynine Palms, CA - 39 km (24 miles) S (185 degrees)
Coordinates 33 deg. 47.4 min. N (33.789N), 116 deg. 5.6 min. W (116.093W)
Depth 0.1 km (0.1 miles)
Quality Fair
Location Quality Parameters Nst=069, Nph=069, Dmin=18 km, Rmss=0.26 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=0.6 km, Gp=36 degrees
Event ID# ci14367312
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