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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 4:27:36 PM (PDT) on Monday, May 6, 2013.
The magnitude 1.7 event occurred 4 km (3 miles) NW of Boron, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 0.1 km (0.1 miles).



Magnitude 1.7 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Monday, May 6, 2013 at 4:27:36 PM (PDT)
Monday, May 6, 2013 at 23:27:36 (UTC)
Distance from Boron, CA - 4 km (3 miles) NW (310 degrees)
California City, CA - 27 km (17 miles) ESE (114 degrees)
Mojave, CA - 44 km (27 miles) E (94 degrees)
Lancaster, CA - 55 km (34 miles) NE (48 degrees)
Coordinates 35 deg. 1.5 min. N (35.024N), 117 deg. 41.1 min. W (117.685W)
Depth 0.1 km (0.1 miles)
Quality Fair
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 27, Nph= 26, Dmin=10 km, Rmss=0.38 sec, Erho=0.8 km, Erzz=2.1 km, Gp=64.8 degrees
Event ID# ci15338569
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