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

A micro earthquake occurred at 5:36:17 AM (PDT) on Thursday, May 2, 2013.
The magnitude 1.6 event occurred 12 km (7 miles) SSE of Gorman, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 12 km ( 8 miles).



Magnitude 1.6 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 5:36:17 AM (PDT)
Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 12:36:17 (UTC)
Distance from Gorman, CA - 12 km (7 miles) SSE (147 degrees)
Frazier Park, CA - 19 km (12 miles) SE (130 degrees)
Castaic Lake dam, CA - 25 km (16 miles) NW (323 degrees)
Lancaster, CA - 59 km (37 miles) W (271 degrees)
Coordinates 34 deg. 42.5 min. N (34.709N), 118 deg. 47.1 min. W (118.784W)
Depth 12.2 km (7.6 miles)
Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 33, Nph= 44, Dmin=8 km, Rmss=0.18 sec, Erho=0.3 km, Erzz=0.6 km, Gp=86.4 degrees
Event ID# ci15336385
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