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 11:49:53 AM (MDT) on Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
The magnitude 0.5 event occurred 15 km (10 miles) NNE of West Yellowstone, MT.
The hypocentral depth is 9 km ( 6 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.5 - duration magnitude (Md) |
|---|---|
| Time | Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 11:49:53 AM (MDT) Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 17:49:53 (UTC) |
| Distance from | West Yellowstone, MT - 15 km (10 miles) NNE (28 degrees) Gardiner, MT - 37 km (23 miles) SW (220 degrees) Island Park, ID - 41 km (25 miles) NE (39 degrees) Big Sky, MT - 58 km (36 miles) SSE (157 degrees) Salt Lake City, UT - 454 km (282 miles) N (9 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 44 deg. 47.1 min. N (44.784N), 111 deg. 0.9 min. W (111.016W) |
| Depth | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) |
| Location Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 12, Nph= 12, Dmin=3 km, Rmss=0.12 sec, Erho=0.5 km, Erzz=1 km, Gp=129.6 degrees |
| Event ID# | uu05071749 |
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