Recent Earthquakes in the Intermountain West
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #2: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A minor earthquake occurred at 11:55:01 PM (MDT) on Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
The magnitude 3.8 event occurred 4 km (3 miles) NE of Verdi-Mogul, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 3 km ( 2 miles).
| Magnitude | 3.8 - local magnitude (Ml) |
|---|---|
| Time | Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 11:55:01 PM (MDT) Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 5:55:01 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Verdi-Mogul, NV - 4 km (3 miles) NE (45 degrees) Reno, NV - 9 km (5 miles) W (281 degrees) Sun Valley, NV - 14 km (9 miles) WSW (245 degrees) Cold Springs, NV - 15 km (10 miles) SSE (165 degrees) Lemmon Valley-Golden Valley, NV - 16 km (10 miles) SSW (211 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 39 deg. 32.5 min. N (39.542N), 119 deg. 55.3 min. W (119.921W) |
| Depth | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Location Quality | unknown |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 55, Nph= 55, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=0 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00244518 |
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