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Magnitude 3.8 - WYOMING

2004 August 29 18:49:44 UTC

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 3.8
Date-Time
  • Sunday, August 29, 2004 at 18:49:44 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Sunday, August 29, 2004 at 12:49:44 PM
    = local time at epicenter
  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 42.886°N, 105.490°W
    Depth 5 km (3.1 miles) set by location program
    Region WYOMING
    Distances 15 km (10 miles) NNW of Douglas, Wyoming
    65 km (40 miles) E of Casper, Wyoming
    85 km (55 miles) SE of Midwest, Wyoming
    205 km (125 miles) NNW of CHEYENNE, Wyoming
    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 8.6 km (5.3 miles); depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst= 27, Nph= 27, Dmin=180.1 km, Rmss=1.04 sec, Gp=140°,
    M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=Q
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usmtax
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