Recent Earthquakes in the Intermountain West
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
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A micro earthquake occurred at 2:58:47 PM (MDT) on Friday, May 9, 2008.
The magnitude 2.0 event occurred 8 km (5 miles) NW of Leeville, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 16 km (10 miles).
| Magnitude | 2.0 - local magnitude (Ml) |
|---|---|
| Time | Friday, May 9, 2008 at 2:58:47 PM (MDT) Friday, May 9, 2008 at 20:58:47 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Leeville, NV - 8 km (5 miles) NW (305 degrees) Shoshone, NV - 32 km (20 miles) NNE (26 degrees) Carlin, NV - 35 km (22 miles) NW (319 degrees) Tuscarora, NV - 42 km (26 miles) SSW (199 degrees) Elko, NV - 54 km (34 miles) WNW (285 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 40 deg. 57.4 min. N (40.956N), 116 deg. 23.3 min. W (116.388W) |
| Depth | 16 km (9.9 miles) |
| Location Quality | unknown |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 12, Nph= 12, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=0 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00244705 |
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