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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 12:04:12 PM (PDT) on Wednesday, May 8, 2013.
The magnitude 1.5 event occurred 34 km (21 miles) N of Yucca Valley, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 6 km ( 4 miles).




Magnitude 1.5 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 12:04:12 PM (PDT)
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 19:04:12 (UTC)
Distance from Yucca Valley, CA - 34 km (21 miles) N (354 degrees)
Joshua Tree, CA - 34 km (21 miles) NNW (335 degrees)
Big Bear City, CA - 39 km (24 miles) ENE (65 degrees)
Twentynine Palms, CA - 49 km (31 miles) NW (309 degrees)
Coordinates 34 deg. 24.8 min. N (34.413N), 116 deg. 28.1 min. W (116.469W)
Depth 6.5 km (4.0 miles)
Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 10, Nph= 11, Dmin=14 km, Rmss=0.09 sec, Erho=0.5 km, Erzz=1.8 km, Gp=90 degrees
Event ID ci15339537
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