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== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno



Version #1: 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 3:06:46 PM (PDT) on Wednesday, May 8, 2013.
The magnitude 1.6 event occurred 9 km (5 miles) SSE of Sulphur, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 12 km ( 8 miles).



Magnitude 1.6 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 3:06:46 PM (PDT)
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 22:06:46 (UTC)
Distance from Sulphur, NV - 9 km (5 miles) SSE (165 degrees)
Trego, NV - 37 km (23 miles) E (84 degrees)
Poker Brown, NV - 38 km (24 miles) NW (320 degrees)
Lovelock, NV - 72 km (45 miles) NNW (344 degrees)
Coordinates 40 deg. 48.0 min. N (40.800N), 118 deg. 42.5 min. W (118.709W)
Depth 12.3 km (7.6 miles)
Quality Poor
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 5, Nph= 5, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0.07 sec, Erho=4.6 km, Erzz=1.7 km, Gp=0 degrees
Event ID# nn00411358
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