(Ml 4.3) CALTECH/USGS EARTHQUAKE MESSAGE

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                     == PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

                    California Integrated Seismic Network
                           http://www.cisn.org
                      USGS/Caltech/CGS/UCB/UCSD/UNR

Version 1: This report supersedes any earlier reports about this event.

This is a computer-generated message and has not yet been reviewed by a
seismologist.

PRINCIPAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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Magnitude              : 4.3  Ml (A light quake)
Event Date & Time      :  1/12/2005   00:10:46 AM PST
                          1/12/2005   08:10:46    UTC
Coordinates            : 33.9523 N, 116.3947 W
                       : (33 deg. 57.14 min. N,  116 deg. 23.68 min. W)
Depth                  :    4.9 miles (   7.8 km)
Location Quality       : Excellent
  6 mi. ( 10 km) E   of Desert Hot Springs, CA
 12 mi. ( 20 km) NE  of Palm Springs, CA
 38 mi. ( 61 km) SE  of CUSHENBURY (quarry)

More Information about this event and other earthquakes is available at
http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latestfault.htm

ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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rms misfit                   :  0.21 seconds
horizontal location error    :   0.2 km
vertical location error      :   0.7 km
maximum azimuthal gap        :    29 degrees
distance to nearest station  :   2.0 km
event ID                     : 14118096

SOURCE OF INFORMATION/CONTACTS
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CISN Southern California Management Center

         Caltech Seismological Laboratory
         U.S. Geological Survey

         http://www.cisn.org/scmc.html

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