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Caltech Seismological Laboratory, Pasadena, California

Version #2: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
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A micro earthquake occurred at 7:26:30 AM (PDT) on Sunday, October 6, 2013.
The magnitude 2.9 event occurred 19 km (12 miles) SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 7 km ( 4 miles).




Magnitude 2.9 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Sunday, October 6, 2013 at 7:26:30 AM (PDT)
Sunday, October 6, 2013 at 14:26:30 (UTC)
Distance from Ocotillo Wells, CA - 19 km (12 miles) SSE (166 degrees)
Ocotillo, CA - 28 km (17 miles) NNW (343 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 (32.977N), 116 deg. 5.0 min. W (116.083W)
Depth 7.2 km (4.5 miles)
Quality Fair
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 82, Nph=124, Dmin=15 km, Rmss=0.31 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=1 km, Gp=32.4 degrees
Event ID ci11373778
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