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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 8:08:06 AM (PDT) on Tuesday, May 6, 2008.
The magnitude 0.5 event occurred 2 km (1 miles) NNE (28 degrees) of The Geysers, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 3 km ( 2 miles).



Magnitude 0.5 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 8:08:06 AM (PDT)
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 15:08:06 (UTC)
Distance from The Geysers, CA - 2 km (1 miles) NNE (28 degrees)
Kelseyville, CA - 18 km (11 miles) SSE (168 degrees)
Cloverdale, CA - 19 km (12 miles) E (86 degrees)
Santa Rosa, CA - 42 km (26 miles) N (351 degrees)
Coordinates 38 deg. 49.0 min. N (38.817N), 122 deg. 47.6 min. W (122.794W)
Depth 3.1 km (1.9 miles)
Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 10, Nph= 10, Dmin=1 km, Rmss=0.06 sec, Erho=0.4 km, Erzz=1 km, Gp=115.2 degrees
Event ID# nc40217136
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