Bulletin: November 1997
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NO. 11-97-EXP
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEC 30, 1997
PROBABLE MINING EXPLOSIONS IN THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 1997
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
02 00 03 47.0 40.188 N 107.804 W 0 G 0.6 14 COLORADO. ML 2.1 (GS). Near Craig.
02 16 30 31.1 40.528 N 112.162 W 0 G 0.4 15 UTAH. ML 2.1 (GS). Near Copperton.
02 16 50 11.4 40.486 N 106.848 W 0 G 0.6 16 COLORADO. ML 2.3 (GS). Near Steamboat Springs.
03 20 10 47.8* 38.056 N 81.156 W 0 G 1.0 5 WEST VIRGINIA. mbLg 3.3 (GS). Near Beckley.
03 22 10 19.0* 38.019 N 81.286 W 0 G 0.6 7 WEST VIRGINIA. mbLg 2.7 (GS). Near Beckley.
03 23 07 20.6 40.288 N 107.770 W 0 G 0.7 13 COLORADO. ML 2.0 (GS). Near Craig.
04 21 24 59.1? 37.73 N 82.00 W 0 G 0.6 7 WEST VIRGINIA. mbLg 2.8 (GS). 15 miles ENE of Williamson.
04 22 00 19.7 40.529 N 112.181 W 0 G 0.6 15 UTAH. ML 2.1 (GS). Near Copperton.
05 20 03 23.0? 37.96 N 81.73 W 0 G 0.4 6 WEST VIRGINIA. mbLg 3.1 (GS). 25 miles SSW of Charleston.
05 20 36 34.0? 31.59 N 108.46 W 0 G 0.5 9 NEW MEXICO-CHIHUAHUA BORDER REG. ML 2.9 (GS). 50 miles WSW
of Columbus, New Mexico.
06 20 37 08.8 40.510 N 112.177 W 0 G 0.6 9 UTAH. ML 2.1 (GS). Near Copperton.
06 21 32 14.0* 37.435 N 82.198 W 0 G 0.6 5 WEST VIRGINIA. mbLg 3.0 (GS). 15 miles SSE of Williamson.
06 23 09 11.5 40.302 N 107.755 W 0 G 0.7 17 COLORADO. ML 2.5 (GS). Near Craig.
07 19 00 01.4 40.495 N 107.093 W 0 G 0.9 9 COLORADO. ML 2.2 (GS). Near Steamboat Springs.
07 20 57 31.9* 38.445 N 81.354 W 0 G 0.7 7 WEST VIRGINIA. mbLg 3.1 (GS). 15 miles ENE of Charleston.
07 23 21 29.0 40.302 N 107.801 W 0 G 0.5 13 COLORADO. ML 2.3 (GS). Near Craig.
08 17 22 55.9 37.798 N 81.657 W 0 G 0.6 11 WEST VIRGINIA. mbLg 3.2 (GS). Near Beckley.
08 23 02 35.8 40.274 N 107.783 W 0 G 0.5 11 COLORADO. ML 2.1 (GS). Near Craig.
08 23 05 33.5 40.490 N 106.912 W 0 G 0.5 15 COLORADO. ML 2.4 (GS). Near Steamboat Springs.
09 16 10 45.1 40.523 N 112.171 W 0 G 0.4 16 UTAH. ML 2.1 (GS). Near Copperton.
09 19 18 53.0* 42.634 N 107.059 W 0 G 0.9 7 WYOMING. ML 2.1 (GS). E of Jeffrey City.
09 21 08 25.4 40.519 N 112.173 W 0 G 0.5 17 UTAH. ML 2.2 (GS). Near Copperton.
09 21 21 30.9 41.779 N 108.786 W 0 G 0.6 14 WYOMING. ML 2.4 (GS). Near Rock Springs.
10 18 24 46.3 38.470 N 81.113 W 0 G 0.5 7 WEST VIRGINIA. mbLg 2.8 (GS). 30 miles ENE of Charleston.
10 20 12 09.3 36.590 N 110.391 W 0 G 0.8 10 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.6 (GS). Black Mesa.
10 23 05 57.7 40.309 N 107.824 W 0 G 0.6 12 COLORADO. ML 2.1 (GS). Near Craig.
11 00 06 45.7 41.792 N 108.871 W 0 G 0.7 12 WYOMING. ML 2.2 (GS). Near Rock Springs.
11 17 35 57.8 41.949 N 106.949 W 0 G 0.4 6 WYOMING. ML 2.1 (GS). W of Hanna.
11 18 27 50.4* 41.823 N 108.503 W 0 G 0.7 9 WYOMING. ML 2.1 (GS). Near Rock Springs.
12 15 23 59.7* 37.273 N 81.550 W 0 G 0.6 5 WEST VIRGINIA. mbLg 2.5 (GS). 20 km W of Bluefield.
13 00 00 42.6 41.800 N 108.675 W 0 G 0.6 20 WYOMING. ML 2.4 (GS). Near Rock Springs.
13 17 57 14.5 42.001 N 106.878 W 0 G 0.5 6 WYOMING. ML 2.1 (GS). W of Hanna.
14 19 21 41.4? 46.77 N 122.82 W 0 G 0.1 4 WASHINGTON. Near Centralia.
15 23 15 05.0 41.837 N 108.825 W 0 G 0.4 13 WYOMING. ML 2.2 (GS). Near Rock Springs.
15 23 18 39.8 40.319 N 107.781 W 0 G 0.6 16 COLORADO. ML 2.9 (GS). Near Craig.
15 23 23 14.4 40.366 N 107.836 W 0 G 0.6 11 COLORADO. ML 2.3 (GS). Near Craig.
16 16 29 32.5* 43.522 N 105.064 W 0 G 1.0 7 WYOMING. ML 2.9 (GS). Southern Powder River Basin.
16 21 38 02.2 43.738 N 105.250 W 0 G 0.6 12 WYOMING. ML 2.9 (GS). Southern Powder River Basin.
16 23 06 44.9 40.263 N 107.771 W 0 G 0.7 11 COLORADO. ML 2.1 (GS). Near Craig.
17 17 07 02.4 41.789 N 108.861 W 0 G 0.6 17 WYOMING. ML 2.4 (GS). Near Rock Springs.
17 20 26 54.3? 31.39 N 108.76 W 0 G 0.6 6 NEW MEXICO-CHIHUAHUA BORDER REG. ML 2.3 (GS). 45 miles E of
Douglas, Arizona.
17 21 08 45.8 43.685 N 105.260 W 0 G 0.6 21 WYOMING. ML 3.4 (GS). Southern Powder River Basin.
17 22 28 27.3 40.696 N 109.548 W 0 G 0.6 10 UTAH. ML 2.0 (GS). Near Vernal.
18 16 40 36.2 41.811 N 108.753 W 0 G 0.4 10 WYOMING. ML 2.0 (GS). Near Rock Springs.
18 17 53 29.8 42.025 N 106.892 W 0 G 0.6 12 WYOMING. ML 2.6 (GS). W of Hanna.
20 17 45 10.0 40.549 N 112.173 W 0 G 0.6 13 UTAH. ML 2.0 (GS). Near Copperton.
20 18 29 02.1* 38.073 N 81.694 W 0 G 1.1 6 WEST VIRGINIA. mbLg 3.0 (GS). 20 miles S of Charleston.
20 22 52 15.7 40.615 N 109.576 W 0 G 0.8 11 UTAH. ML 2.1 (GS). Near Vernal.
21 16 08 15.7* 43.105 N 105.740 W 0 G 0.6 6 WYOMING. ML 2.4 (GS). NE of Casper.
21 18 37 50.0 40.546 N 112.215 W 0 G 0.7 19 UTAH. ML 2.0 (GS). Near Copperton.
21 20 50 26.8* 41.817 N 108.455 W 0 G 0.9 10 WYOMING. ML 2.0 (GS). Near Rock Springs.
21 21 06 31.1* 32.848 N 109.447 W 0 G 0.5 7 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.1 (GS). 15 miles E of Safford.
23 20 29 22.5* 35.499 N 108.958 W 0 G 1.3 9 NEW MEXICO. ML 2.0 (GS). Near Gallup.
23 22 12 15.4 41.853 N 108.677 W 0 G 0.7 21 WYOMING. ML 3.0 (GS). Near Rock Springs.
25 22 14 16.8 41.769 N 108.814 W 0 G 0.8 17 WYOMING. ML 2.7 (GS). Near Rock Springs.
26 17 09 04.3* 41.721 N 107.551 W 0 G 0.8 5 WYOMING. ML 2.3 (GS). W of Rawlins.
26 22 24 26.5? 37.88 N 81.03 W 0 G 0.8 4 WEST VIRGINIA. mbLg 2.4 (GS). Near Beckley.
26 22 54 28.8* 41.376 N 107.775 W 0 G 1.4 9 WYOMING. ML 2.3 (GS). SW of Rawlins.
27 16 19 24.3? 31.32 N 108.75 W 0 G 0.5 8 NEW MEXICO-CHIHUAHUA BORDER REG. ML 2.6 (GS). 45 miles E of
Douglas, Arizona.
28 23 00 01.1 40.310 N 107.702 W 0 G 1.0 17 COLORADO. ML 3.1 (GS). Near Craig.
29 23 05 50.4 40.271 N 107.783 W 0 G 0.8 13 COLORADO. ML 2.3 (GS). Near Craig.
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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