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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 12:02:56 PM (PDT) on Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
The magnitude 0.8 event occurred 3 km (2 miles) ESE of The Geysers, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 1 km ( 1 mile).



Magnitude 0.8 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 12:02:56 PM (PDT)
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 19:02:56 (UTC)
Distance from The Geysers, CA - 3 km (2 miles) ESE (115 degrees)
Lower Lake, CA - 20 km (12 miles) SW (226 degrees)
Cloverdale, CA - 21 km (13 miles) E (96 degrees)
Santa Rosa, CA - 39 km (24 miles) N (352 degrees)
Coordinates 38 deg. 47.2 min. N (38.786N), 122 deg. 46.4 min. W (122.773W)
Depth 0.9 km (0.6 miles)
Quality Excellent
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 12, Nph= 12, Dmin=2 km, Rmss=0.04 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=0.5 km, Gp=90 degrees
Event ID# nc51202304
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