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

Version #4: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.


A micro earthquake occurred at 11:04:47 PM (PDT) on Tuesday, October 1, 2013.
The magnitude 0.9 event occurred 5 km (3 miles) WSW of Yucca Valley, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 12 km ( 8 miles).




Magnitude 0.9 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 11:04:47 PM (PDT)
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at 6:04:47 (UTC)
Distance from Yucca Valley, CA - 5 km (3 miles) WSW (239 degrees)
Morongo Valley, CA - 11 km (7 miles) ENE (65 degrees)
Desert Hot Springs, CA - 14 km (9 miles) N (10 degrees)
Palm Springs, CA - 31 km (19 miles) NNE (12 degrees)
Coordinates 34 deg. 5.3 min. N (34.088N), 116 deg. 28.5 min. W (116.475W)
Depth 12.1 km (7.5 miles)
Quality Excellent
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 27, Nph= 36, Dmin=8 km, Rmss=0.13 sec, Erho=0.3 km, Erzz=0.7 km, Gp=68.4 degrees
Event ID ci11372234
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