Recent Earthquakes in the Intermountain West
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Version #1: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This is a computer-generated message. This event has not yet been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro earthquake occurred at 9:24:46 PM (MDT) on Thursday, May 8, 2008.
The magnitude 1.1 event occurred 31 km (19 miles) WNW of West Yellowstone, MT.
The hypocentral depth is 12 km ( 7 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.1 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 9:24:46 PM (MDT) Friday, May 9, 2008 at 3:24:46 (UTC) |
| Distance from | West Yellowstone, MT - 31 km (19 miles) WNW (296 degrees) Island Park, ID - 33 km (20 miles) NNW (343 degrees) Big Sky, MT - 56 km (35 miles) SSW (193 degrees) Gardiner, MT - 65 km (40 miles) WSW (244 degrees) Boise, ID - 402 km (250 miles) ENE (70 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 44 deg. 46.8 min. N (44.781N), 111 deg. 27.5 min. W (111.458W) |
| Depth | 11.6 km (7.2 miles) |
| Location Quality | Excellent |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 13, Nph= 13, Dmin=6 km, Rmss=0.11 sec, Erho=0.3 km, Erzz=0.8 km, Gp=61.2 degrees |
| Event ID# | mb16059 |
| Additional Information | map
Topo map centered at earthquake (This link takes you offsite). |
Did you feel it? - Click Here
ShakeMaps - Utah Region
For more information, see http://mbmgquake.mtech.edu/