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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 3:21:20 PM (PDT) on Monday, May 5, 2008.
The magnitude 0.4 event occurred 5 km (3 miles) WNW of The Geysers, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 6 km ( 4 miles).



Magnitude 0.4 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Monday, May 5, 2008 at 3:21:20 PM (PDT)
Monday, May 5, 2008 at 22:21:20 (UTC)
Distance from The Geysers, CA - 5 km (3 miles) WNW (293 degrees)
Cloverdale, CA - 13 km (8 miles) E (84 degrees)
Kelseyville, CA - 18 km (11 miles) S (187 degrees)
Santa Rosa, CA - 44 km (27 miles) NNW (343 degrees)
Coordinates 38 deg. 49.1 min. N (38.818N), 122 deg. 51.9 min. W (122.864W)
Depth 5.6 km (3.5 miles)
Quality Fair
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 9, Nph= 9, Dmin=3 km, Rmss=0.01 sec, Erho=1.3 km, Erzz=0.9 km, Gp=183.6 degrees
Event ID# nc40217099
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