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== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Southern California Seismic Network: a cooperative project of
U.S. Geological Survey, Pasadena California
Caltech Seismological Laboratory, Pasadena, California

Version #9: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.


A minor earthquake occurred at 9:23:28 PM (PDT) on Sunday, September 29, 2013.
The magnitude 3.7 event occurred 15 km (10 miles) N of Ocotillo, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 9 km ( 6 miles).




Magnitude 3.7 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Sunday, September 29, 2013 at 9:23:28 PM (PDT)
Monday, September 30, 2013 at 4:23:28 (UTC)
Distance from Ocotillo, CA - 15 km (10 miles) N (360 degrees)
Ocotillo Wells, CA - 33 km (20 miles) SSE (157 degrees)
Westmorland, CA - 39 km (24 miles) WSW (243 degrees)
El Centro, CA - 42 km (26 miles) WNW (282 degrees)
Coordinates 32 deg. 52.4 min. N (32.874N), 115 deg. 59.7 min. W (115.995W)
Depth 9.4 km (5.8 miles)
Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 77, Nph=125, Dmin=3 km, Rmss=0.19 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=0.5 km, Gp=46.8 degrees
Event ID ci11371586
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