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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 11:30:06 PM (PDT) on Monday, May 6, 2013.
The magnitude 1.4 event occurred 21 km (13 miles) SE of Palmdale, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 11 km ( 7 miles).




Magnitude 1.4 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Monday, May 6, 2013 at 11:30:06 PM (PDT)
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 6:30:06 (UTC)
Distance from Palmdale, CA - 21 km (13 miles) SE (131 degrees)
Mt. Wilson Observatory, CA - 28 km (17 miles) NNE (23 degrees)
Wrightwood, CA - 31 km (19 miles) WNW (290 degrees)
Lancaster, CA - 32 km (20 miles) SSE (147 degrees)
Coordinates 34 deg. 27.3 min. N (34.455N), 117 deg. 56.4 min. W (117.941W)
Depth 11.1 km (6.9 miles)
Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 25, Nph= 32, Dmin=2 km, Rmss=0.18 sec, Erho=0.3 km, Erzz=0.9 km, Gp=36 degrees
Event ID ci15338729
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