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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 7:07:42 AM (PDT) on Saturday, October 5, 2013.
The magnitude 1.8 event occurred 19 km (12 miles) SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 7 km ( 5 miles).



Magnitude 1.8 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 7:07:42 AM (PDT)
Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 14:07:42 (UTC)
Distance from Ocotillo Wells, CA - 19 km (12 miles) SSE (167 degrees)
Ocotillo, CA - 28 km (17 miles) NNW (342 degrees)
Salton City, CA - 35 km (22 miles) SSW (198 degrees)
El Centro, CA - 54 km (33 miles) WNW (292 degrees)
Coordinates 32 deg. 58.6 min. N (32.976N), 116 deg. 5.1 min. W (116.085W)
Depth 7.4 km (4.6 miles)
Quality Fair
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 47, Nph= 65, Dmin=15 km, Rmss=0.28 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=1.2 km, Gp=43.2 degrees
Event ID# ci11373274
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