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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 5:32:55 PM (PDT) on Saturday, May 4, 2013.
The magnitude 1.9 event occurred 9 km (5 miles) NNE (24 degrees) of Wheeler Ridge, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 9 km ( 6 miles).



Magnitude 1.9 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 5:32:55 PM (PDT)
Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 0:32:55 (UTC)
Distance from Wheeler Ridge, CA - 9 km (5 miles) NNE (24 degrees)
Grapevine, CA - 15 km (9 miles) N (9 degrees)
Arvin, CA - 16 km (10 miles) SSW (206 degrees)
Bakersfield, CA - 34 km (21 miles) SSE (165 degrees)
Coordinates 35 deg. 4.6 min. N (35.077N), 118 deg. 54.3 min. W (118.904W)
Depth 9.4 km (5.8 miles)
Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 24, Nph= 28, Dmin=9 km, Rmss=0.29 sec, Erho=0.5 km, Erzz=1.1 km, Gp=126 degrees
Event ID# ci15337745
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