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== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California
U.C. Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, Berkeley, 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 4:03:51 AM (PDT) on Monday, May 5, 2008.
The magnitude 0.6 event occurred 12 km (7 miles) ESE of The Geysers, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 8 km ( 5 miles).



Magnitude 0.6 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Monday, May 5, 2008 at 4:03:51 AM (PDT)
Monday, May 5, 2008 at 11:03:51 (UTC)
Distance from The Geysers, CA - 12 km (7 miles) ESE (113 degrees)
Lower Lake, CA - 18 km (11 miles) SSW (200 degrees)
Calistoga, CA - 22 km (13 miles) NNW (336 degrees)
Santa Rosa, CA - 35 km (22 miles) N (5 degrees)
Coordinates 38 deg. 45.3 min. N (38.756N), 122 deg. 40.8 min. W (122.680W)
Depth 7.6 km (4.7 miles)
Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 9, Nph= 9, Dmin=2 km, Rmss=0.06 sec, Erho=1 km, Erzz=1.4 km, Gp=165.6 degrees
Event ID# nc40217066
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