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

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A micro earthquake occurred at 5:54:43 PM (PDT) on Wednesday, May 8, 2013.
The magnitude 1.5 event occurred 16 km (10 miles) WNW of Bishop, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 12 km ( 8 miles).




Magnitude 1.5 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 5:54:43 PM (PDT)
Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 0:54:43 (UTC)
Distance from Bishop, CA - 16 km (10 miles) WNW (289 degrees)
Toms Place, CA - 19 km (12 miles) SSE (149 degrees)
Big Pine, CA - 37 km (23 miles) NW (318 degrees)
Deep Springs, CA - 52 km (32 miles) W (275 degrees)
Coordinates 37 deg. 24.7 min. N (37.412N), 118 deg. 34.1 min. W (118.568W)
Depth 12.5 km (7.8 miles)
Quality Excellent
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 10, Nph= 10, Dmin=7 km, Rmss=0.04 sec, Erho=0.5 km, Erzz=1.7 km, Gp=68.4 degrees
Event ID nc71988256
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