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 2:26:43 AM (MDT) on Thursday, May 8, 2008.
The magnitude 0.9 event occurred 9 km (6 miles) NW of West Yellowstone, MT.
The hypocentral depth is 5 km ( 3 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.9 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 2:26:43 AM (MDT) Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 8:26:43 (UTC) |
| Distance from | West Yellowstone, MT - 9 km (6 miles) NW (315 degrees) Island Park, ID - 27 km (17 miles) NNE (26 degrees) Gardiner, MT - 51 km (32 miles) SW (227 degrees) Big Sky, MT - 62 km (38 miles) S (172 degrees) Salt Lake City, UT - 445 km (276 miles) N (7 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 44 deg. 43.3 min. N (44.721N), 111 deg. 11.3 min. W (111.188W) |
| Depth | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Location Quality | Excellent |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 20, Nph= 20, Dmin=3.3 km, Rmss=0.13 sec, Erho=0.3 km, Erzz=0.8 km, Gp=68.4 degrees |
| Event ID# | uu05080826 |
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