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 8:29:32 AM (MDT) on Tuesday, May 6, 2008.
The magnitude 2.5 event occurred 5 km (3 miles) ENE of Wells, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 9 km ( 6 miles).
| Magnitude | 2.5 - local magnitude (Ml) |
|---|---|
| Time | Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 8:29:32 AM (MDT) Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 14:29:32 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Wells, NV - 5 km (3 miles) ENE (66 degrees) Deeth, NV - 31 km (19 miles) ENE (77 degrees) Wilkins, NV - 36 km (22 miles) SSW (203 degrees) Spruce, NV - 42 km (26 miles) NNW (330 degrees) Elko, NV - 78 km (49 miles) ENE (65 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 41 deg. 7.6 min. N (41.127N), 114 deg. 54.9 min. W (114.915W) |
| Depth | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Location Quality | unknown |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 17, Nph= 17, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=0 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00244249 |
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