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

Version #2: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This earthquake was reviewed by Steve Walter - USGS. (v01)

A light earthquake occurred at 12:02:50 PM (PDT) on Tuesday, July 3, 2001.
The magnitude 4.0 event occurred 11 km (7 miles) S of Tres Pinos, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 6 km ( 4 miles).


Magnitude 4.0 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Tuesday, July 3, 2001 at 12:02:50 PM (PDT)
Tuesday, July 3, 2001 at 19:02:50 (UTC)
Distance from Tres Pinos, CA - 11 km (7 miles) S (184 degrees)
Hollister, CA - 19 km (12 miles) SSE (160 degrees)
Gonzales, CA - 23 km (15 miles) NNE (26 degrees)
Pinnacles, CA - 25 km (15 miles) NW (318 degrees)
Coordinates 36 deg. 41.7 min. N (36.696N), 121 deg. 19.7 min. W (121.329W)
Depth 5.9 km (3.7 miles)
Location Quality Excellent
Location Quality Parameters Nst=232, Nph=232, Dmin=2 km, Rmss=0.06 sec, Erho=0.1 km, Erzz=0.3 km, Gp=46.8 degrees
Event ID# nc40124295
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