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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 11:54:48 PM (PDT) on Tuesday, May 6, 2008.
The magnitude 0.9 event occurred 2 km (1 miles) N (11 degrees) of The Geysers, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 4 km ( 2 miles).



Magnitude 0.9 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 11:54:48 PM (PDT)
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 6:54:48 (UTC)
Distance from The Geysers, CA - 2 km (1 miles) N (11 degrees)
Kelseyville, CA - 18 km (11 miles) S (170 degrees)
Cloverdale, CA - 19 km (12 miles) E (85 degrees)
Santa Rosa, CA - 43 km (27 miles) N (350 degrees)
Coordinates 38 deg. 49.1 min. N (38.818N), 122 deg. 48.1 min. W (122.802W)
Depth 3.9 km (2.4 miles)
Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 13, Nph= 13, Dmin=1 km, Rmss=0.03 sec, Erho=0.4 km, Erzz=0.9 km, Gp=93.6 degrees
Event ID# nc40217173
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