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== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California
U.C. Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, Berkeley, California

Version #2: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.


A micro earthquake occurred at 10:57:21 PM (PDT) on Saturday, May 4, 2013.
The magnitude 0.9 event occurred 4 km (2 miles) SSE of Parkfield, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 5 km ( 3 miles).




Magnitude 0.9 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 10:57:21 PM (PDT)
Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 5:57:21 (UTC)
Distance from Parkfield, CA - 4 km (2 miles) SSE (164 degrees)
San Miguel, CA - 28 km (17 miles) ENE (63 degrees)
Avenal, CA - 30 km (19 miles) WSW (240 degrees)
Coalinga, CA - 31 km (19 miles) S (191 degrees)
Coordinates 35 deg. 52.1 min. N (35.868N), 120 deg. 25.2 min. W (120.421W)
Depth 4.9 km (3.0 miles)
Quality Excellent
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 39, Nph= 39, Dmin=2 km, Rmss=0.1 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=0.5 km, Gp=86.4 degrees
Event ID nc71985691
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