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Magnitude 5.0 - WYOMING

2004 January 07 07:51:37 UTC

A strong earthquake occurred at 07:51:37 (UTC) on Wednesday, January 07, 2004. The magnitude 5.0 event has been located in WYOMING. The hypocentral depth was estimated to be 3.1 km. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Earthquake Summary

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Tectonic Summary

Felt Reports

Felt (V) at Kelly and Moose; (IV) at Moran; (III) at Jackson and Wilson. Also felt (IV) at Victor and (III) at Driggs, Idaho.

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 5.0
Date-Time Wednesday, January 07, 2004 at 07:51:37 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Wednesday, January 07, 2004 at 12:51:37 AM
= local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 43.571°N, 110.383°W
Depth 3.1 km
Region WYOMING
Distances 30 km (20 miles) ENE of Jackson, Wyoming
60 km (40 miles) W of Dubois, Wyoming
90 km (55 miles) NNW of Pinedale, Wyoming
535 km (330 miles) WNW of CHEYENNE, Wyoming
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 4.9 km;
Parameters Nst=33, Nph=33, Dmin=110.0 km, Rmss=0.72 sec, Gp= 74.8°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw)
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID usdiag

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  • U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
    World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

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