Recent Earthquakes in the Intermountain West
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==University of Utah Seismograph Stations, Salt Lake City, Utah
Version #2: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro earthquake occurred at 7:16:19 AM (MDT) on Tuesday, May 6, 2008.
The magnitude 1.2 event occurred 14 km (9 miles) WNW of Emery, UT.
The hypocentral depth is 9 km ( 6 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.2 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 7:16:19 AM (MDT) Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 13:16:19 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Emery, UT - 14 km (9 miles) WNW (298 degrees) Ferron, UT - 26 km (16 miles) WSW (242 degrees) Clawson, UT - 30 km (19 miles) WSW (237 degrees) Mayfield, UT - 31 km (19 miles) ESE (119 degrees) Provo, UT - 142 km (88 miles) S (171 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 58.8 min. N (38.981N), 111 deg. 23.6 min. W (111.393W) |
| Depth | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) |
| Location Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 9, Nph= 9, Dmin=20.4 km, Rmss=0.1 sec, Erho=0.5 km, Erzz=2.8 km, Gp=82.8 degrees |
| Event ID# | uu05061316 |
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