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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 2:16:20 PM (PDT) on Sunday, May 5, 2013.
The magnitude 0.3 event occurred 13 km (8 miles) SE of Viola, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 5 km ( 3 miles).




Magnitude 0.3 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 2:16:20 PM (PDT)
Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 21:16:20 (UTC)
Distance from Viola, CA - 13 km (8 miles) SE (126 degrees)
Chester, CA - 31 km (20 miles) WNW (300 degrees)
Westwood, CA - 49 km (30 miles) WNW (289 degrees)
Redding, CA - 72 km (45 miles) ESE (102 degrees)
Coordinates 40 deg. 26.9 min. N (40.449N), 121 deg. 33.2 min. W (121.553W)
Depth 4.7 km (2.9 miles)
Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 9, Nph= 9, Dmin=3 km, Rmss=0.03 sec, Erho=0.6 km, Erzz=0.6 km, Gp=115.2 degrees
Event ID nc71988086
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