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== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California
U.C. Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, Berkeley, California



Version #4: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

A micro earthquake occurred at 2:05:44 PM (PDT) on Wednesday, May 1, 2013.
The magnitude 2.5 event occurred 4 km (2 miles) N of Punta Gorda, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 9 km ( 5 miles).



Magnitude 2.5 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 2:05:44 PM (PDT)
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 21:05:44 (UTC)
Distance from Punta Gorda, CA - 4 km (2 miles) N (353 degrees)
Petrolia, CA - 8 km (5 miles) WSW (245 degrees)
Rio Dell, CA - 32 km (20 miles) SW (224 degrees)
Eureka, CA - 59 km (37 miles) SSW (197 degrees)
Coordinates 40 deg. 17.7 min. N (40.295N), 124 deg. 22.0 min. W (124.367W)
Depth 8.6 km (5.3 miles)
Quality Fair
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 29, Nph= 29, Dmin=8 km, Rmss=0.18 sec, Erho=0.6 km, Erzz=0.4 km, Gp=230.4 degrees
Event ID# nc71980370
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