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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 9:36:46 AM (PDT) on Thursday, May 8, 2008.
The magnitude 1.5 event occurred 7 km (4 miles) NW of The Geysers, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 3 km ( 2 miles).



Magnitude 1.5 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 9:36:46 AM (PDT)
Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 16:36:46 (UTC)
Distance from The Geysers, CA - 7 km (4 miles) NW (308 degrees)
Cloverdale, CA - 13 km (8 miles) ENE (76 degrees)
Kelseyville, CA - 16 km (10 miles) S (189 degrees)
Santa Rosa, CA - 46 km (28 miles) NNW (343 degrees)
Coordinates 38 deg. 50.1 min. N (38.834N), 122 deg. 52.0 min. W (122.867W)
Depth 2.8 km (1.7 miles)
Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 11, Nph= 11, Dmin=1 km, Rmss=0.04 sec, Erho=0.3 km, Erzz=0.4 km, Gp=115.2 degrees
Event ID# nc51202371
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