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Southern California Seismic Network: a cooperative project of
U.S. Geological Survey, Pasadena California
Caltech Seismological Laboratory, Pasadena, California
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 1:46:55 AM (PDT) on Sunday, May 5, 2013.
The magnitude 1.7 event occurred 8 km (5 miles) NNE (31 degrees) of Wheeler Ridge, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 9 km ( 6 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.7 - local magnitude (Ml) | |
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| Time | Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 1:46:55 AM (PDT) Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 8:46:55 (UTC) |
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| Distance from | Wheeler Ridge, CA - 8 km (5 miles) NNE (31 degrees) Grapevine, CA - 14 km (9 miles) NNE (12 degrees) Arvin, CA - 17 km (10 miles) SSW (202 degrees) Bakersfield, CA - 35 km (22 miles) SSE (164 degrees) |
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| Coordinates | 35 deg. 4.1 min. N (35.068N), 118 deg. 53.8 min. W (118.897W) | |
| Depth | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) | |
| Quality | Good | |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 20, Nph= 25, Dmin=9 km, Rmss=0.14 sec, Erho=0.5 km, Erzz=0.8 km, Gp=147.6 degrees | |
| Event ID | ci15337961 | |
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