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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 4:30:08 AM (PDT) on Thursday, May 8, 2008.
The magnitude 2.1 event occurred 4 km (3 miles) N (8 degrees) of The Geysers, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 2 km ( 1 mile).



Magnitude 2.1 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 4:30:08 AM (PDT)
Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 11:30:08 (UTC)
Distance from The Geysers, CA - 4 km (3 miles) N (8 degrees)
Kelseyville, CA - 16 km (10 miles) SSE (168 degrees)
Cloverdale, CA - 19 km (12 miles) E (80 degrees)
Santa Rosa, CA - 45 km (28 miles) N (350 degrees)
Coordinates 38 deg. 50.1 min. N (38.835N), 122 deg. 48.0 min. W (122.800W)
Depth 1.5 km (0.9 miles)
Quality Excellent
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 19, Nph= 19, Dmin=3 km, Rmss=0.03 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=0.4 km, Gp=82.8 degrees
Event ID# nc51202355
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