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Southern California Seismic Network: a cooperative project of
U.S. Geological Survey, Pasadena California
Caltech Seismological Laboratory, Pasadena, California

Version #4: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.


A micro earthquake occurred at 0:20:34 AM (PDT) on Sunday, May 5, 2013.
The magnitude 1.2 event occurred 17 km (11 miles) W of Ridgecrest, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 7 km ( 4 miles).




Magnitude 1.2 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 0:20:34 AM (PDT)
Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 7:20:34 (UTC)
Distance from Ridgecrest, CA - 17 km (11 miles) W (275 degrees)
Coso Junction, CA - 46 km (29 miles) S (170 degrees)
Trona, CA - 46 km (29 miles) WSW (252 degrees)
town of Lake Isabella, CA - 55 km (34 miles) E (90 degrees)
Coordinates 35 deg. 38.0 min. N (35.634N), 117 deg. 51.5 min. W (117.858W)
Depth 6.8 km (4.2 miles)
Quality Fair
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 26, Nph= 40, Dmin=21 km, Rmss=0.11 sec, Erho=0.3 km, Erzz=2.5 km, Gp=82.8 degrees
Event ID ci15337889
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