Bulletin: June 1998
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NO. 6-98-EXP
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY JUL 29, 1998
PROBABLE MINING EXPLOSIONS IN THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 1998
ORIGIN TIME GEOGRAPHIC DEPTH MAGNITUDE SD NO. REGION, CONTRIBUTED MAGNITUDES AND COMMENTS
UTC COORDINATES GS STA
DAY HR MN SEC LAT LONG MB Msz USED
01 20 22 39.8* 36.607 N 108.306 W 0 G 1.1 8 NEW MEXICO. ML 2.1 (GS). 10 miles (20 km) SSW of Farmington,
New Mexico.
03 22 05 58.5 40.228 N 107.816 W 0 G 1.0 13 COLORADO. ML 2.6 (GS). 25 miles (40 km) SW of Craig,
Colorado.
04 14 34 29.9* 41.897 N 106.940 W 0 G 1.4 8 WYOMING. ML 2.6 (GS). 15 miles (30 km) ENE of Rawlins,
Wyoming.
05 15 26 54.3 40.507 N 112.146 W 0 G 0.7 12 UTAH. ML 2.1 (GS). 10 miles (10 km) ESE of Tooele, Utah.
07 19 04 59.5 41.841 N 108.687 W 0 G 1.4 19 WYOMING. ML 2.7 (GS). 30 miles (50 km) ENE of Rock Springs,
Wyoming.
08 19 15 35.6* 41.863 N 109.052 W 0 G 1.2 6 WYOMING. ML 2.4 (GS). 20 miles (30 km) NNE of Rock Springs,
Wyoming.
10 22 02 59.8* 40.311 N 107.935 W 0 G 0.9 8 COLORADO. ML 2.1 (GS). 25 miles (40 km) SW of Craig,
Colorado.
11 16 11 51.7 40.493 N 112.160 W 0 G 0.5 15 UTAH. ML 2.2 (GS). 10 miles (10 km) ESE of Tooele, Utah.
13 16 24 41.1 41.746 N 108.649 W 0 G 1.4 16 WYOMING. ML 2.5 (GS). 30 miles (50 km) ENE of Rock Springs,
Wyoming.
14 22 49 25.3? 40.90 N 106.35 W 0 G 1.0 4 COLORADO. ML 2.8 (GS). 40 miles (60 km) NE of Steamboat
Springs, Colorado.
15 19 22 11.6 38.274 N 112.303 W 0 G 1.1 12 UTAH. ML 2.0 (GS). 35 miles (60 km) SSW of Richfield, Utah.
17 17 39 03.4 40.506 N 112.123 W 0 G 1.0 16 UTAH. ML 2.4 (GS). 10 miles (20 km) E of Tooele, Utah.
17 20 21 49.4 41.852 N 110.734 W 0 G 1.0 11 WYOMING. ML 1.9 (GS). 40 miles (70 km) NNE of Evanston,
Wyoming.
17 21 19 01.5* 38.584 N 81.052 W 0 G 1.3 6 WEST VIRGINIA. mbLg 3.1 (GS). 35 miles (60 km) ENE of
Charleston, West Virginia.
18 19 31 39.2 41.713 N 110.575 W 0 G 0.7 11 WYOMING. ML 1.9 (GS). 35 miles (60 km) NNE of Evanston,
Wyoming.
18 23 33 54.0* 41.479 N 108.867 W 0 G 1.3 6 WYOMING. ML 1.9 (GS). 20 miles (30 km) ESE of Rock Springs,
Wyoming.
19 21 00 51.0* 40.694 N 107.531 W 0 G 1.3 9 COLORADO. ML 2.4 (GS). 10 miles (20 km) N of Craig, Colorado.
19 22 06 42.9 41.702 N 108.607 W 0 G 1.5 13 WYOMING. ML 2.6 (GS). 30 miles (50 km) ENE of Rock Springs,
Wyoming.
20 17 42 55.5 37.847 N 81.687 W 0 G 1.1 7 WEST VIRGINIA. mbLg 3.2 (GS). 30 miles (40 km) W of Beckley,
West Virginia.
22 17 34 46.7 39.074 N 111.424 W 0 G 1.5 8 UTAH. ML 1.2 (GS). 40 miles (70 km) ENE of Richfield, Utah.
22 20 13 41.2* 38.155 N 81.204 W 0 G 1.4 6 WEST VIRGINIA. mbLg 2.8 (GS). 25 miles (40 km) N of Beckley,
West Virginia.
22 20 20 27.7 40.474 N 111.920 W 0 G 1.0 6 UTAH. ML 1.2 (GS). 20 miles (30 km) S of Salt Lake City,
Utah.
22 22 42 39.0* 40.951 N 117.304 W 0 G 0.6 5 NEVADA. ML 2.0 (GS). 25 miles (40 km) E of Winnemucca,
Nevada.
23 00 59 28.2 42.657 N 111.060 W 0 G 0.7 10 EASTERN IDAHO. ML 1.8 (GS). 10 miles (10 km) SW of Afton,
Wyoming.
26 22 07 30.0* 40.434 N 107.764 W 0 G 1.3 10 COLORADO. ML 2.3 (GS). 15 miles (20 km) WSW of Craig,
Colorado.
30 14 30 16.8* 40.545 N 112.176 W 5 * 0.8 6 UTAH. ML 1.3 (GS). Near Copperton.
30 18 23 14.9 41.707 N 108.744 W 0 G 0.6 8 WYOMING. ML 3.0 (GS). 25 miles (40 km) ENE of Rock Springs,
Wyoming.
30 19 49 11.3 40.534 N 112.151 W 0 G 1.1 12 UTAH. ML 1.9 (GS). Near Copperton.
For origin times after September 30, 2002, USGS computations of hypocenters and magnitudes for routine mining events are listed in this publication only for exceptionally large events and for events that are also listed in the Reviewed Event Event Bulletins (REB) of the International Data Center of the United Nations' Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization.
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