SCEDC Home
Home

== 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 9:33:16 AM (PDT) on Thursday, May 8, 2008.
The magnitude 1.6 event occurred 2 km (1 miles) NNE (12 degrees) of The Geysers, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 3 km ( 2 miles).



Magnitude 1.6 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 9:33:16 AM (PDT)
Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 16:33:16 (UTC)
Distance from The Geysers, CA - 2 km (1 miles) NNE (12 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 (38.819N), 122 deg. 48.1 min. W (122.801W)
Depth 2.7 km (1.7 miles)
Quality Excellent
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 23, Nph= 23, Dmin=1 km, Rmss=0.07 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=0.4 km, Gp=75.6 degrees
Event ID# nc51202370
Additional Information map || waveforms
  Waveforms

For more information, see http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/

[ Index map || big earthquake list || all earthquake list || glossary of terms || top page ]
[ Did you feel it? || Shake Map North || Relative2Me ]
[ Data Sources || Contacts ]

Research Tools
General Earthquake Information >
Stations/ Instrumentation
Educational Resources
About the Data Center