Bulletin: December 2005
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NO. 12-05-EXP GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FEB 16, 2006ROUTINE MINING SEISMICITY IN THE UNITED STATES DECEMBER 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 05 20 06 06.4 43.711 N 105.211 W 0 G A 0.8 120 25 WYOMING. ML 3.1 (GS). 70 km (45 miles) SSE of Gillette. 07 19 57 22.8 43.660 N 105.238 W 0 G A 0.6 122 27 WYOMING. ML 3.0 (GS). 75 km (45 miles) SSE of Gillette. 09 18 31 55.7 43.753 N 105.239 W 0 G A 0.7 117 26 WYOMING. ML 3.1 (GS). 65 km (40 miles) SSE of Gillette. 10 19 00 05.8 43.705 N 105.170 W 0 G A 0.8 62 28 WYOMING. ML 3.2 (GS). 70 km (45 miles) SSE of Gillette. 10 22 49 29.5 43.704 N 105.206 W 0 G A 0.9 121 19 WYOMING. ML 3.1 (GS). 70 km (40 miles) SSE of Gillette. 20 21 04 51.2 43.792 N 105.259 W 0 G A 0.5 69 37 WYOMING. ML 3.3 (GS). 60 km (35 miles) SSE of Gillette. 23 19 03 02.6 43.584 N 105.226 W 0 G A 1.0 160 15 WYOMING. ML 3.1 (GS). 80 km (50 miles) SSE of Gillette. 25 14 15 08.6 42.271 N 107.553 W 5 G A 0.7 54 48 WYOMING. ML 3.1 (GS). 35 km (20 miles) SE of Jeffrey City. 30 21 03 15.3 43.992 N 105.504 W 0 G A 0.4 96 14 WYOMING. ML 3.2 (GS). 35 km (20 miles) S of Gillette. 31 22 33 22.0* 44.209 N 105.359 W 0 G B 0.9 86 8 WYOMING. ML 2.8 (GS). 15 km (10 miles) SE 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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