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 7:24:51 PM (MDT) on Thursday, May 8, 2008.
The magnitude 0.6 event occurred 14 km (9 miles) NNE of West Yellowstone, MT.
The hypocentral depth is 7 km ( 4 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.6 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 7:24:51 PM (MDT) Friday, May 9, 2008 at 1:24:51 (UTC) |
| Distance from | West Yellowstone, MT - 14 km (9 miles) NNE (29 degrees) Gardiner, MT - 38 km (24 miles) SW (219 degrees) Island Park, ID - 39 km (24 miles) NE (40 degrees) Big Sky, MT - 60 km (37 miles) SSE (158 degrees) Salt Lake City, UT - 452 km (281 miles) N (9 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 44 deg. 46.2 min. N (44.770N), 111 deg. 1.3 min. W (111.021W) |
| Depth | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Location Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 17, Nph= 17, Dmin=1.7 km, Rmss=0.11 sec, Erho=0.5 km, Erzz=0.6 km, Gp=147.6 degrees |
| Event ID# | uu05090124 |
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