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Magnitude 2.7 YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING

Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 01:14:33 UTC

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Magnitude 2.7
Date-Time
  • Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 01:14:33 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 07:14:32 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 44.54N 110.77W
    Depth 15 kilometers
    Region YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING
    Distances 10 km (5 miles) NNE of Old Faithful, Wyoming
    30 km (20 miles) ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana
    115 km (70 miles) NE of Rexburg, Idaho
    615 km (385 miles) NW of CHEYENNE, Wyoming
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available, held by USGS NEIC to another agency's solution
    Parameters not available
    Source University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA
    Event ID usgaaj

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