Earthquake: Ridgecrest - Kern County - 4.1 M

4.1 Earthquake Strikes Ridgecrest Area
A light Earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of4.1 has struck the Kern County area but there are no reports of damage or injuries.

A preliminary report by the U.S. Geological Survey says the quake hit shortly before 1:15 p.m. Saturday and was centered 30 miles northeast of Ridgecrest.

The quake followed a 3.2-magnitude temblor which hit the same area at about 3 a.m.

Earthquake Details

Magnitude	4.1
Date-Time	Saturday, November 29, 2008 at 21:14:09 UTC Saturday, November 29, 2008 at 01:14:09 PM at epicenter
Location	35.970°N, 117.327°W
Depth	3.2 km (2.0 miles)
Region	CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
Distances	23 km (14 miles) N (10°) from Trona, CA 23 km (14 miles) NNE (12°) from Searles Valley, CA 31 km (19 miles) SW (224°) from Telescope Peak, CA 50 km (31 miles) NE (39°) from Ridgecrest, CA 191 km (119 miles) W (263°) from Las Vegas, NV
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 0.3 km (0.2 miles); depth +/- 0.7 km (0.4 miles)
Parameters	Nph=042, Dmin=10 km, Rmss=0.26 sec, Gp= 50°, M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=S
Source	California Integrated Seismic Net: USGS Caltech CGS UCB UCSD UNR
Event ID	ci14406196