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 11:03:28 PM (MDT) on Tuesday, August 5, 2008.
The magnitude 0.9 event occurred 27 km (17 miles) NE of Tokop, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 0 km (0.0 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.9 - local magnitude (Ml) |
|---|---|
| Time | Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 11:03:28 PM (MDT) Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 5:03:28 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Tokop, NV - 27 km (17 miles) NE (48 degrees) West Spring, NV - 36 km (22 miles) SE (144 degrees) Scottys Castle, CA - 55 km (34 miles) NNE (30 degrees) Sylvania, NV - 62 km (38 miles) E (83 degrees) Beatty, NV - 66 km (41 miles) NNW (338 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 37 deg. 27.8 min. N (37.463N), 117 deg. 1.8 min. W (117.030W) |
| Depth | 0 km (0.0 miles) |
| Location Quality | unknown |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 26, Nph= 26, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=0 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00256544 |
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