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 6:28:14 PM (MDT) on Tuesday, May 6, 2008.
The magnitude 0.8 event occurred 14 km (9 miles) NNE of West Yellowstone, MT.
The hypocentral depth is 7 km ( 4 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.8 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 6:28:14 PM (MDT) Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 0:28:14 (UTC) |
| Distance from | West Yellowstone, MT - 14 km (9 miles) NNE (28 degrees) Gardiner, MT - 38 km (23 miles) SW (220 degrees) Island Park, ID - 40 km (25 miles) NE (39 degrees) Big Sky, MT - 59 km (37 miles) SSE (158 degrees) Salt Lake City, UT - 453 km (281 miles) N (9 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 44 deg. 46.5 min. N (44.775N), 111 deg. 1.2 min. W (111.020W) |
| Depth | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Location Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 7, Nph= 7, Dmin=2.1 km, Rmss=0.14 sec, Erho=0.9 km, Erzz=1.4 km, Gp=154.8 degrees |
| Event ID# | uu05070028 |
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