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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 3:00:13 AM (PDT) on Thursday, May 8, 2008.
The magnitude 1.4 event occurred 4 km (2 miles) NW of The Geysers, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 1 km ( 1 mile).



Magnitude 1.4 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 3:00:13 AM (PDT)
Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 10:00:13 (UTC)
Distance from The Geysers, CA - 4 km (2 miles) NW (323 degrees)
Cloverdale, CA - 16 km (10 miles) E (82 degrees)
Kelseyville, CA - 17 km (11 miles) S (178 degrees)
Santa Rosa, CA - 44 km (27 miles) NNW (347 degrees)
Coordinates 38 deg. 49.5 min. N (38.825N), 122 deg. 49.9 min. W (122.832W)
Depth 1.3 km (0.8 miles)
Quality Excellent
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 13, Nph= 13, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0.04 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=0.3 km, Gp=75.6 degrees
Event ID# nc51202351
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