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== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

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



Version #2: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

A micro earthquake occurred at 5:46:05 PM (PDT) on Wednesday, May 1, 2013.
The magnitude 0.9 event occurred 7 km (4 miles) ENE (59 degrees) of Morgan Hill, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 4 km ( 3 miles).



Magnitude 0.9 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 5:46:05 PM (PDT)
Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 0:46:05 (UTC)
Distance from Morgan Hill, CA - 7 km (4 miles) ENE (59 degrees)
San Martin, CA - 9 km (5 miles) NNE (14 degrees)
Gilroy, CA - 18 km (11 miles) N (355 degrees)
San Jose City Hall, CA - 34 km (21 miles) SE (126 degrees)
Coordinates 37 deg. 9.7 min. N (37.162N), 121 deg. 35.1 min. W (121.585W)
Depth 4.4 km (2.7 miles)
Quality Excellent
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 8, Nph= 8, Dmin=4 km, Rmss=0.02 sec, Erho=0.7 km, Erzz=0.5 km, Gp=82.8 degrees
Event ID# nc71980460
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