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 3:41:33 PM (MDT) on Sunday, May 4, 2008.
The magnitude 0.6 event occurred 15 km (9 miles) NNE of West Yellowstone, MT.
The hypocentral depth is 8 km ( 5 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.6 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Sunday, May 4, 2008 at 3:41:33 PM (MDT) Sunday, May 4, 2008 at 21:41:33 (UTC) |
| Distance from | West Yellowstone, MT - 15 km (9 miles) NNE (27 degrees) Gardiner, MT - 37 km (23 miles) SW (220 degrees) Island Park, ID - 40 km (25 miles) NE (39 degrees) Big Sky, MT - 59 km (36 miles) SSE (158 degrees) Salt Lake City, UT - 453 km (282 miles) N (9 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 44 deg. 46.8 min. N (44.779N), 111 deg. 1.3 min. W (111.022W) |
| Depth | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Location Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 13, Nph= 13, Dmin=2.6 km, Rmss=0.09 sec, Erho=0.6 km, Erzz=0.8 km, Gp=187.2 degrees |
| Event ID# | uu05042141 |
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