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 7:19:36 PM (MDT) on Sunday, May 4, 2008.
The magnitude 1.8 event occurred 12 km (8 miles) N of West Yellowstone, MT.
The hypocentral depth is 5 km ( 3 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.8 - local magnitude (Ml) |
|---|---|
| Time | Sunday, May 4, 2008 at 7:19:36 PM (MDT) Monday, May 5, 2008 at 1:19:36 (UTC) |
| Distance from | West Yellowstone, MT - 12 km (8 miles) N (359 degrees) Island Park, ID - 35 km (22 miles) NNE (31 degrees) Gardiner, MT - 43 km (27 miles) SW (227 degrees) Big Sky, MT - 57 km (36 miles) SSE (165 degrees) Salt Lake City, UT - 451 km (280 miles) N (8 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 44 deg. 46.4 min. N (44.773N), 111 deg. 6.6 min. W (111.109W) |
| Depth | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Location Quality | Excellent |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 26, Nph= 26, Dmin=2.6 km, Rmss=0.12 sec, Erho=0.3 km, Erzz=0.6 km, Gp=50.4 degrees |
| Event ID# | uu05050119 |
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