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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 #2: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This is a computer-generated message. This event has not yet been reviewed by a seismologist.

A micro earthquake occurred at 7:33:00 PM (PDT) on Monday, September 30, 2013.
The magnitude 1.6 event occurred 4 km (2 miles) ESE of Whittier Narrows Rec. Area, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 13 km ( 8 miles).



Magnitude 1.6 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Monday, September 30, 2013 at 7:33:00 PM (PDT)
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 2:33:00 (UTC)
Distance from Whittier Narrows Rec. Area, CA - 4 km (2 miles) ESE (114 degrees)
El Monte, CA - 6 km (3 miles) S (171 degrees)
Whittier, CA - 6 km (4 miles) NNE (12 degrees)
Los Angeles Civic Center, CA - 22 km (13 miles) E (101 degrees)
Coordinates 34 deg. 1.1 min. N (34.019N), 118 deg. 1.0 min. W (118.017W)
Depth 13.1 km (8.1 miles)
Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 38, Nph= 42, Dmin=6 km, Rmss=0.16 sec, Erho=0.5 km, Erzz=0.4 km, Gp=64.8 degrees
Event ID# ci11371818
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