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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 1:13:30 AM (PDT) on Friday, May 9, 2008.
The magnitude 0.9 event occurred 7 km (4 miles) E (88 degrees) of Hollister, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 6 km ( 4 miles).



Magnitude 0.9 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Friday, May 9, 2008 at 1:13:30 AM (PDT)
Friday, May 9, 2008 at 8:13:30 (UTC)
Distance from Hollister, CA - 7 km (4 miles) E (88 degrees)
Tres Pinos, CA - 7 km (5 miles) N (359 degrees)
San Juan Bautista, CA - 19 km (12 miles) E (86 degrees)
Gilroy, CA - 27 km (17 miles) SE (127 degrees)
Coordinates 36 deg. 51.3 min. N (36.856N), 121 deg. 19.3 min. W (121.322W)
Depth 6 km (3.7 miles)
Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 10, Nph= 10, Dmin=3 km, Rmss=0.05 sec, Erho=0.6 km, Erzz=1.1 km, Gp=133.2 degrees
Event ID# nc51202401
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