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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 2:06:07 PM (PDT) on Monday, May 5, 2008.
The magnitude 2.4 event occurred 3 km (2 miles) NE (37 degrees) of The Geysers, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 2 km ( 1 mile).



Magnitude 2.4 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Monday, May 5, 2008 at 2:06:07 PM (PDT)
Monday, May 5, 2008 at 21:06:07 (UTC)
Distance from The Geysers, CA - 3 km (2 miles) NE (37 degrees)
Kelseyville, CA - 18 km (11 miles) SSE (165 degrees)
Lower Lake, CA - 18 km (11 miles) WSW (237 degrees)
Santa Rosa, CA - 43 km (27 miles) N (352 degrees)
Coordinates 38 deg. 49.3 min. N (38.821N), 122 deg. 47.1 min. W (122.784W)
Depth 1.7 km (1.1 miles)
Quality Excellent
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 29, Nph= 29, Dmin=2 km, Rmss=0.05 sec, Erho=0.1 km, Erzz=0.4 km, Gp=75.6 degrees
Event ID# nc40217094
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