Bulletin: May 2010

 
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                                                                         NO.  5-10-EXP
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY                                                                                        AUG 30, 2010
 
                                      ROUTINE MINING SEISMICITY IN THE UNITED STATES
 
                                                          MAY 2010
 
 
  ORIGIN TIME       GEOGRAPHIC      DEPTH MAGNITUDE Q SD  GAP  NO.   F-E REGION, CONTRIBUTED MAGNITUDES AND COMMENTS
      UTC          COORDINATES               GS                STA                                                
DAY HR MN SEC     LAT       LONG           mb  MS              USED                                                
 
02  17 12 06.2  43.857 N  105.170 W   0 G           A 1.4   68   26  WYOMING. ML 3.2 (GS). 55 km (35 miles) SSE of Gillette.
05  18 22 38.9  43.735 N  105.216 W   0 G           A 1.1   51   44  WYOMING. ML 3.4 (GS). 70 km (40 miles) SSE of Gillette.
05  22 12 31.4  43.592 N  105.263 W   0 G           A 1.0  120   27  WYOMING. ML 3.5 (GS). 80 km (50 miles) SSE of Gillette.
06  18 04 33.7  43.311 N  105.914 W   0 G           A 1.3  128   24  WYOMING. ML 2.9 (GS). 30 km (20 miles) ESE of Midwest.
07  17 22 59.4  44.097 N  105.238 W   0 G           A 1.4   93   25  WYOMING. ML 3.0 (GS). 30 km (20 miles) SE of Gillette.
08  18 04 14.8  43.846 N  105.167 W   0 G           A 1.1   52   40  WYOMING. ML 3.1 (GS). 55 km (35 miles) SSE of Gillette.
09  19 05 22.9* 50.085 N  114.862 W   0 G           B 0.6  269   19  ALBERTA, CANADA. ML 2.7 (GS). 90 km (55 miles) NE of
                                                                      Cranbrook.
09  21 05 32.7  43.788 N  105.342 W   0 G           A 1.2  108   22  WYOMING. ML 3.2 (GS). 55 km (35 miles) SSE of Gillette.
12  19 51 15.1  43.575 N  105.089 W   0 G           A 1.5   84   22  WYOMING. ML 2.9 (GS). 75 km (50 miles) WSW of Newcastle.
15  20 37 34.3  43.795 N  105.274 W   0 G           A 0.7   69   31  WYOMING. ML 3.3 (GS). 60 km (35 miles) SSE of Gillette.
18  18 03 09.6* 43.870 N  105.495 W   0 G           B 1.9  106   18  WYOMING. ML 3.0 (GS). 45 km (30 miles) S of Gillette.
23  18 05 44.7  43.773 N  105.114 W   0 G           A 1.0   70   40  WYOMING. ML 3.3 (GS). 65 km (40 miles) SSE of Gillette.
25  20 09 06.3  43.691 N  105.183 W   0 G           A 1.5   62   50  WYOMING. ML 3.2 (GS). 70 km (45 miles) SSE of Gillette.
25  21 47 12.5  41.023 N  116.640 W   0 G           A 1.3   77   13  NEVADA. ML 2.1 (EXP). 50 km (30 miles) NNE of Battle
                                                                      Mountain.
28  21 11 36.8  37.812 N   81.564 W   0 G           A 1.1   63   15  WEST VIRGINIA. mbLg 2.8 (GS). 35 km (20 miles) W of
                                                                      Beckley.

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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