== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California
U.C. Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, Berkeley, California
Version #3: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro earthquake occurred at 6:30:03 AM (PDT) on Wednesday, May 8, 2013.
The magnitude 2.7 event occurred 13 km (8 miles) SW of Chester, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 9 km ( 6 miles).
| Magnitude | |
2.7 - duration magnitude (Md) |
| Time | |
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 6:30:03 AM (PDT) Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 13:30:03 (UTC) |
| Distance from | |
Chester, CA - 13 km (8 miles) SW (225 degrees) Westwood, CA - 30 km (19 miles) WSW (252 degrees) Greenville, CA - 35 km (22 miles) WNW (285 degrees) Susanville, CA - 63 km (39 miles) WSW (250 degrees) |
| Coordinates | |
40 deg. 13.2 min. N (40.221N), 121 deg. 20.6 min. W (121.344W) |
| Depth | |
8.8 km (5.5 miles) |
| Quality | |
Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | |
Nst= 52, Nph= 52, Dmin=17 km, Rmss=0.1 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=0.8 km, Gp=72 degrees |
| Event ID# | |
nc71987966 |
| Additional Information | |
map || waveforms |
|
Waveforms NCSS First Motion Mechanism 1 |
For more information, see http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/
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