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 7:54:48 AM (MDT) on Tuesday, May 6, 2008.
The magnitude 1.0 event occurred 42 km (26 miles) E of West Yellowstone, MT.
The hypocentral depth is 2 km ( 1 mile).
| Magnitude | 1.0 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 7:54:48 AM (MDT) Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 13:54:48 (UTC) |
| Distance from | West Yellowstone, MT - 42 km (26 miles) E (100 degrees) Gardiner, MT - 50 km (31 miles) SSE (168 degrees) Island Park, ID - 61 km (38 miles) E (80 degrees) Cooke City-Silver Gate, MT - 69 km (43 miles) SW (227 degrees) Salt Lake City, UT - 440 km (274 miles) NNE (14 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 44 deg. 35.7 min. N (44.594N), 110 deg. 35.0 min. W (110.583W) |
| Depth | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Location Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 12, Nph= 12, Dmin=5 km, Rmss=0.29 sec, Erho=0.7 km, Erzz=2.9 km, Gp=79.2 degrees |
| Event ID# | uu05061354 |
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