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Bulletin: October 2005

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                                                                         NO. 10-05-EXP
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY                                                                                        DEC 20, 2005
 
                                      ROUTINE MINING SEISMICITY IN THE UNITED STATES
 
                                                        OCTOBER 2005
 
 
  ORIGIN TIME       GEOGRAPHIC      DEPTH MAGNITUDE Q SD  GAP  NO.   F-E REGION, CONTRIBUTED MAGNITUDES AND COMMENTS
      UTC          COORDINATES               GS                STA                                               
DAY HR MN SEC     LAT       LONG           mb  MS              USED                                                
 
02  18 04 15.0  43.736 N  105.188 W   0 G           A 0.6   97   26  WYOMING. ML 3.7 (GS). 70 km (40 miles) SSE of Gillette.
03  18 07 50.6  43.765 N  105.233 W   0 G           A 0.8  142   11  WYOMING. ML 3.2 (GS). 65 km (40 miles) SSE of Gillette.
12  18 06 38.4  43.753 N  105.342 W   0 G           A 0.7   96   33  WYOMING. ML 3.2 (GS). 60 km (40 miles) SSE of Gillette.
12  20 14 24.7  43.797 N  105.338 W   0 G           A 0.7  139   23  WYOMING. ML 3.1 (GS). 55 km (35 miles) SSE of Gillette.
15  18 06 29.5  43.791 N  105.141 W   0 G           A 0.7   97   35  WYOMING. ML 3.5 (GS). 65 km (40 miles) SSE of Gillette.
16  18 04 16.8  43.761 N  105.137 W   0 G           A 0.3  165   25  WYOMING. ML 3.3 (GS). 65 km (40 miles) SSE of Gillette.
22  19 58 57.2  43.770 N  105.153 W   0 G           A 0.7  144   24  WYOMING. ML 3.0 (GS). 65 km (40 miles) SSE of Gillette.

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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