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== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
California Integrated Seismic Net
USGS/ Caltech/ CGS/ UCB/ UCSD/ UNR

Version #3: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

A light earthquake occurred at 7:17:32 PM (PST) on Thursday, March 8, 2007.
The magnitude 4.7 event occurred 22 km (14 miles) NNW of Bridgeport, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 10 km ( 6 miles).


Magnitude 4.7 - regional moment magnitude (Mw)
Time Thursday, March 8, 2007 at 7:17:32 PM (PST)
Friday, March 9, 2007 at 3:17:32 (UTC)
Distance from Bridgeport, CA - 22 km (14 miles) NNW (328 degrees)
Wichman, NV - 37 km (23 miles) WSW (246 degrees)
Bodie, CA - 39 km (24 miles) NW (308 degrees)
Hawthorne, NV - 66 km (41 miles) W (261 degrees)
Sacramento, CA - 184 km (114 miles) E (94 degrees)
Coordinates 38 deg. 25.7 min. N (38.428N), 119 deg. 22.0 min. W (119.367W)
Depth 10.4 km (6.5 miles)
Location Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst=250, Nph=250, Dmin=11 km, Rmss=0.08 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=1.3 km, Gp=118.8 degrees
Event ID# nc51179422
Additional Information 2-degree map
Topo map centered at earthquake (This link takes you offsite).
ShakeMap shaking intensity maps
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NCSN First Motion Mechanism 1
Waveforms
Waveforms for ShakeMap
Berkeley moment tensor solution

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