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 10:28:28 PM (MDT) on Tuesday, May 6, 2008.
The magnitude 1.6 event occurred 14 km (9 miles) WNW of Emery, UT.
The hypocentral depth is 3 km ( 2 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.6 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 10:28:28 PM (MDT) Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 4:28:28 (UTC) |
| Distance from | Emery, UT - 14 km (9 miles) WNW (297 degrees) Ferron, UT - 25 km (16 miles) WSW (241 degrees) Clawson, UT - 30 km (19 miles) SW (236 degrees) Mayfield, UT - 32 km (20 miles) ESE (120 degrees) Provo, UT - 143 km (89 miles) S (171 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 58.7 min. N (38.978N), 111 deg. 23.4 min. W (111.390W) |
| Depth | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Location Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 12, Nph= 12, Dmin=20.1 km, Rmss=0.15 sec, Erho=0.5 km, Erzz=12 km, Gp=82.8 degrees |
| Event ID# | uu05070428 |
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