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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 9:23:20 AM (PDT) on Thursday, May 8, 2008.
The magnitude 1.2 event occurred 16 km (10 miles) N (1 degrees) of Morgan Hill, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 2 km ( 1 mile).



Magnitude 1.2 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 9:23:20 AM (PDT)
Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 16:23:20 (UTC)
Distance from Morgan Hill, CA - 16 km (10 miles) N (1 degrees)
San Martin, CA - 21 km (13 miles) N (350 degrees)
San Jose City Hall, CA - 23 km (14 miles) ESE (109 degrees)
Campbell, CA - 26 km (16 miles) E (93 degrees)
Coordinates 37 deg. 16.4 min. N (37.273N), 121 deg. 39.1 min. W (121.651W)
Depth 2.3 km (1.4 miles)
Quality Fair
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 8, Nph= 8, Dmin=8 km, Rmss=0.01 sec, Erho=0.5 km, Erzz=2.3 km, Gp=140.4 degrees
Event ID# nc51202368
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