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Version #2: 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 8:50:34 PM (PDT) on Monday, May 6, 2013.
The magnitude 1.3 event occurred 16 km (10 miles) SE of Palmdale, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 15 km ( 9 miles).




Magnitude 1.3 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Monday, May 6, 2013 at 8:50:34 PM (PDT)
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 3:50:34 (UTC)
Distance from Palmdale, CA - 16 km (10 miles) SE (138 degrees)
Lancaster, CA - 27 km (17 miles) SSE (152 degrees)
Mt. Wilson Observatory, CA - 28 km (17 miles) NNE (12 degrees)
Lancaster, CA - 28 km (18 miles) SSE (153 degrees)
Coordinates 34 deg. 28.3 min. N (34.472N), 117 deg. 59.8 min. W (117.996W)
Depth 15 km (9.3 miles)
Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 18, Nph= 22, Dmin=4 km, Rmss=0.36 sec, Erho=1 km, Erzz=1.1 km, Gp=64.8 degrees
Event ID ci15338681
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