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

A micro earthquake occurred at 7:06:46 PM (PDT) on Saturday, May 4, 2013.
The magnitude 2.4 event occurred 8 km (5 miles) NNE (30 degrees) of Wheeler Ridge, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 4 km ( 3 miles).



Magnitude 2.4 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 7:06:46 PM (PDT)
Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 2:06:46 (UTC)
Distance from Wheeler Ridge, CA - 8 km (5 miles) NNE (30 degrees)
Grapevine, CA - 14 km (9 miles) NNE (12 degrees)
Arvin, CA - 16 km (10 miles) SSW (202 degrees)
Bakersfield, CA - 35 km (22 miles) SSE (164 degrees)
Coordinates 35 deg. 4.2 min. N (35.070N), 118 deg. 53.8 min. W (118.897W)
Depth 4.3 km (2.7 miles)
Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 41, Nph= 54, Dmin=9 km, Rmss=0.19 sec, Erho=0.3 km, Erzz=0.5 km, Gp=122.4 degrees
Event ID# ci15337761
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