== 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 4:11:54 AM (PDT) on Friday, May 3, 2013.
The magnitude 1.6 event occurred 10 km (6 miles) NE (42 degrees) of Avenal, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 12 km ( 7 miles).

Magnitude		1.6 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time		Friday, May 3, 2013 at 4:11:54 AM (PDT) Friday, May 3, 2013 at 11:11:54 (UTC)
Distance from		Avenal, CA - 10 km (6 miles) NE (42 degrees) Kettleman City, CA - 11 km (7 miles) NW (311 degrees) Huron, CA - 15 km (10 miles) SSE (163 degrees) Coalinga, CA - 29 km (18 miles) ESE (105 degrees)
Coordinates		36 deg. 4.3 min. N (36.072N), 120 deg. 3.0 min. W (120.051W)
Depth		11.6 km (7.2 miles)
Quality		Good
Location Quality Parameters		Nst= 33, Nph= 33, Dmin=5 km, Rmss=0.14 sec, Erho=0.5 km, Erzz=0.2 km, Gp=176.4 degrees
Event ID#		nc71984631
Additional Information		map || waveforms
		Waveforms NCSS First Motion Mechanism 1

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