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U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California
U.C. Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, Berkeley, California

Version #1: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
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A micro earthquake occurred at 8:02:45 AM (PDT) on Thursday, May 2, 2013.
The magnitude 1.9 event occurred 11 km (7 miles) ESE of Gilroy, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 6 km ( 4 miles).




Magnitude 1.9 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 8:02:45 AM (PDT)
Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 15:02:45 (UTC)
Distance from Gilroy, CA - 11 km (7 miles) ESE (111 degrees)
Hollister, CA - 14 km (8 miles) NNW (340 degrees)
San Juan Bautista, CA - 16 km (10 miles) NNE (29 degrees)
San Martin, CA - 19 km (12 miles) SE (133 degrees)
Coordinates 36 deg. 58.1 min. N (36.969N), 121 deg. 27.1 min. W (121.451W)
Depth 6 km (3.7 miles)
Quality Excellent
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 47, Nph= 47, Dmin=5 km, Rmss=0.07 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=0.5 km, Gp=57.6 degrees
Event ID nc71980755
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