== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno

Version #2: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

A minor earthquake occurred at 10:55:01 PM (PDT) on Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
The magnitude 3.8 event occurred 9 km (6 miles) W of Reno, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 3 km ( 2 miles).

Magnitude		3.8 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time		Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 10:55:01 PM (PDT) Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 5:55:01 (UTC)
Distance from		Reno, NV - 9 km (6 miles) W (278 degrees) Sparks, NV - 15 km (9 miles) W (273 degrees) New Washoe City, NV - 30 km (19 miles) NNW (335 degrees) Loyalton, CA - 31 km (19 miles) ESE (119 degrees)
Coordinates		39 deg. 32.5 min. N (39.542N), 119 deg. 55.3 min. W (119.921W)
Depth		2.8 km (1.7 miles)
Quality		unknown
Location Quality Parameters		Nst= 55, Nph= 55, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=0 degrees
Event ID#		nn00244518
Additional Information		map ||

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