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== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California
U.C. Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, Berkeley, California

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 04:00:50 PM (PDT) on Sunday, May 11, 2008.
The magnitude 1.8 event occurred 9 km (5 miles) SW of Templeton, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 3 km ( 2 miles).


NCSN First Motion Mechanism 1
Waveforms
Magnitude 1.8 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Sunday, May 11, 2008 at 04:00:50 PM (PDT)
Sunday, May 11, 2008 at 23:00:50 (UTC)
Distance from Templeton, CA - 9 km (5 miles) SW (232 degrees)
Atascadero, CA - 10 km (6 miles) W (277 degrees)
Cayucos, CA - 12 km (7 miles) ENE (57 degrees)
Paso Robles, CA - 16 km (10 miles) SSW (211 degrees)
Coordinates 35 deg. 30.0 min. N (35.501N), 120 deg. 46.9 min. W (120.782W)
Depth 3 km (1.9 miles)
Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 43, Nph= 43, Dmin=12 km, Rmss=0.13 sec, Erho=0.3 km, Erzz=1.6 km, Gp=57.6 degrees
Event ID# nc51202541
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