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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 10:38:22 AM (PDT) on Thursday, May 8, 2008.
The magnitude 1.3 event occurred 5 km (3 miles) NNE (32 degrees) of The Geysers, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 2 km ( 1 mile).



Magnitude 1.3 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 10:38:22 AM (PDT)
Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 17:38:22 (UTC)
Distance from The Geysers, CA - 5 km (3 miles) NNE (32 degrees)
Kelseyville, CA - 16 km (10 miles) SSE (160 degrees)
Lower Lake, CA - 16 km (10 miles) WSW (241 degrees)
Santa Rosa, CA - 45 km (28 miles) N (353 degrees)
Coordinates 38 deg. 50.3 min. N (38.839N), 122 deg. 46.5 min. W (122.775W)
Depth 1.7 km (1.1 miles)
Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 16, Nph= 16, Dmin=1 km, Rmss=0.04 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=0.3 km, Gp=126 degrees
Event ID# nc51202374
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