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Bulletin: October 2000

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                                                                         NO. 10-02-EXP
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY                                                                                        DEC  2, 2002
 
                                      ROUTINE MINING SEISMICITY IN THE UNITED STATES
 
                                                        OCTOBER 2002
 
 
  ORIGIN TIME       GEOGRAPHIC       DEPTH MAGNITUDE  SD  GAP  NO.   F-E REGION, CONTRIBUTED MAGNITUDES AND COMMENTS
      UTC          COORDINATES                GS               STA                                                
DAY HR MN SEC     LAT       LONG            mb  MS             USED                                                
 
06  20 02 11.6  43.787 N  105.302 W    0 G           0.7  124   13  WYOMING. ML 3.1 (GS).
07  21 01 36.7  43.694 N  105.272 W    0 G           1.0  118   14  WYOMING. ML 3.4 (GS). 70 km SSE of Gillette.
09  20 01 56.6  43.939 N  105.422 W    0 G           1.3  109   22  WYOMING. ML 3.1 (GS). 25 miles (35 km) S of Gillette.
10  16 43 09.8* 43.979 N  105.289 W    0 G           1.5  146    7  WYOMING. ML 2.8 (GS).
21  21 03 44.4  43.683 N  105.255 W    0 G           0.9  164   16  WYOMING. ML 3.3 (GS). 45 miles (70 km) SSE of Gillette.
24  18 34 59.7* 43.708 N  105.067 W    0 G           1.7  125   15  WYOMING
25  18 16 36.0* 44.014 N  105.285 W    0 G           0.9  161    9  WYOMING. ML 3.3 (GS).

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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