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 12:36:40 AM (MDT) on Thursday, May 8, 2008.
The magnitude 1.4 event occurred 12 km (7 miles) N of West Yellowstone, MT.
The hypocentral depth is 5 km ( 3 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.4 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 12:36:40 AM (MDT) Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 6:36:40 (UTC) |
| Distance from | West Yellowstone, MT - 12 km (7 miles) N (359 degrees) Island Park, ID - 35 km (22 miles) NNE (31 degrees) Gardiner, MT - 43 km (27 miles) SW (226 degrees) Big Sky, MT - 58 km (36 miles) SSE (165 degrees) Salt Lake City, UT - 451 km (280 miles) N (8 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 44 deg. 46.1 min. N (44.768N), 111 deg. 6.6 min. W (111.109W) |
| Depth | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Location Quality | Excellent |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 21, Nph= 21, Dmin=3.1 km, Rmss=0.13 sec, Erho=0.4 km, Erzz=0.9 km, Gp=79.2 degrees |
| Event ID# | uu05080636 |
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