Recent Earthquakes
Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California
U.C. Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, Berkeley, California
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 3:47:16 AM (PDT) on Tuesday, May 7, 2013.
The magnitude 2.0 event occurred 18 km (11 miles) WNW of South Lake Tahoe, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 11 km ( 7 miles).
| Magnitude | 2.0 - duration magnitude (Md) | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 3:47:16 AM (PDT) Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 10:47:16 (UTC) |
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| Distance from | South Lake Tahoe, CA - 18 km (11 miles) WNW (294 degrees) Kings Beach, CA - 30 km (18 miles) SSW (206 degrees) Truckee, CA - 36 km (23 miles) S (179 degrees) Gardnerville, NV - 38 km (23 miles) W (280 degrees) |
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| Coordinates | 39 deg. 0.0 min. N (39.000N), 120 deg. 10.6 min. W (120.177W) | |
| Depth | 10.7 km (6.6 miles) | |
| Quality | Excellent | |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 23, Nph= 23, Dmin=6 km, Rmss=0.05 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=0.4 km, Gp=75.6 degrees | |
| Event ID | nc71987156 | |
| Additional Information | map || waveforms Waveforms NCSS First Motion Mechanism 1 | |
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