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 micro earthquake occurred at 3:41:33 AM (MDT) on Monday, May 5, 2008.
The magnitude 2.3 event occurred 16 km (10 miles) NE of Wells, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 8 km ( 5 miles).
| Magnitude | 2.3 - local magnitude (Ml) |
|---|---|
| Time | Monday, May 5, 2008 at 3:41:33 AM (MDT) Monday, May 5, 2008 at 9:41:33 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Wells, NV - 16 km (10 miles) NE (50 degrees) Wilkins, NV - 26 km (16 miles) SSW (194 degrees) Deeth, NV - 41 km (25 miles) ENE (68 degrees) Spruce, NV - 47 km (29 miles) NNW (343 degrees) West Wendover, NV - 81 km (51 miles) NW (309 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 41 deg. 12.1 min. N (41.201N), 114 deg. 49.4 min. W (114.823W) |
| Depth | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
| Location Quality | unknown |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 20, Nph= 20, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=0 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00244115 |
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