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 4:58:03 PM (MDT) on Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
The magnitude 2.6 event occurred 7 km (4 miles) SSE of Green River, UT.
The hypocentral depth is 5 km ( 3 miles).
| Magnitude | 2.6 - local magnitude (Ml) |
|---|---|
| Time | Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 4:58:03 PM (MDT) Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 22:58:03 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Green River, UT - 7 km (4 miles) SSE (151 degrees) Moab, UT - 64 km (39 miles) NW (310 degrees) Castle Valley, UT - 70 km (43 miles) WNW (299 degrees) East Carbon, UT - 72 km (45 miles) SSE (158 degrees) Provo, UT - 197 km (122 miles) SE (137 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 56.3 min. N (38.939N), 110 deg. 6.7 min. W (110.112W) |
| Depth | 4.8 km (3.0 miles) |
| Location Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 25, Nph= 25, Dmin=18.3 km, Rmss=0.19 sec, Erho=0.7 km, Erzz=1 km, Gp=169.2 degrees |
| Event ID# | uu05072259 |
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