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== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

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



Version #0: 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 2:17:16 PM (PDT) on Wednesday, May 1, 2013.
The magnitude 1.5 event occurred 3 km (2 miles) NW of Tres Pinos, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 8 km ( 5 miles).



Magnitude 1.5 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 2:17:16 PM (PDT)
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 21:17:16 (UTC)
Distance from Tres Pinos, CA - 3 km (2 miles) NW (305 degrees)
Hollister, CA - 7 km (4 miles) SE (139 degrees)
San Juan Bautista, CA - 17 km (11 miles) ESE (105 degrees)
Prunedale, CA - 29 km (18 miles) E (83 degrees)
Coordinates 36 deg. 48.3 min. N (36.806N), 121 deg. 20.9 min. W (121.348W)
Depth 7.8 km (4.8 miles)
Quality Excellent
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 16, Nph= 16, Dmin=3 km, Rmss=0.07 sec, Erho=0.4 km, Erzz=0.6 km, Gp=68.4 degrees
Event ID# nc71980380
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