Bulletin: August 2001
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NO. 8-01-EXP GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SEP 22, 2001 ROUTINE MINING SEISMICITY IN THE UNITED STATES AUGUST 2001 ORIGIN TIME GEOGRAPHIC DEPTH MAGNITUDE SD GAP NO. F-E REGION, CONTRIBUTED MAGNITUDES AND COMMENTS UTC COORDINATES GS STA DAY HR MN SEC LAT LONG MB Msz USED 01 20 21 34.3 33.137 N 109.418 W 0 G 0.5 169 8 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.7 (GS). 25 miles NE of Safford. 02 00 11 02.4? 33.06 N 109.28 W 0 G 1.3 176 6 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.5 (GS). 30 miles ENE of Safford. 02 18 01 53.0 43.938 N 105.491 W 0 G 0.5 146 10 WYOMING. ML 2.9 (GS). 25 miles S of Gillette. 02 20 03 13.4 43.856 N 105.490 W 0 G 0.4 141 9 WYOMING. ML 3.2 (GS). 30 miles S of Gillette. 03 17 59 58.7 43.660 N 105.383 W 0 G 0.9 121 10 WYOMING. ML 3.0 (GS). 45 miles S of Gillette. 03 19 58 29.7 43.821 N 105.385 W 0 G 0.6 138 7 WYOMING. ML 3.0 (GS). 35 miles S of Gillette. 03 23 36 47.1 33.082 N 109.378 W 0 G 0.5 173 10 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.5 (GS). 25 miles NE of Safford. 04 18 05 27.2 43.839 N 105.450 W 0 G 0.8 139 9 WYOMING. ML 2.8 (GS). 30 miles S of Gillette. 04 19 00 08.1* 43.722 N 105.298 W 0 G 0.8 174 7 WYOMING. ML 2.9 (GS). 40 miles SSE of Gillette. 06 22 21 01.7* 33.165 N 109.440 W 0 G 0.9 170 8 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.7 (GS). 30 miles NE of Safford. 07 18 12 42.9 40.312 N 107.798 W 0 G 0.7 71 15 COLORADO. ML 2.6 (GS). 20 miles SW of Craig. 08 16 26 31.8 41.587 N 108.964 W 0 G 0.9 73 15 WYOMING. ML 2.3 (GS). 15 miles E of Rock Springs. 08 18 44 10.1 32.938 N 109.246 W 0 G 0.2 184 8 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.5 (GS). 30 miles ENE of Safford. 08 21 09 27.5 33.052 N 109.346 W 0 G 0.4 175 9 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.6 (GS). 25 miles ENE of Safford. 09 20 06 21.2 43.711 N 105.426 W 0 G 0.5 131 7 WYOMING. ML 2.9 (GS). 40 miles S of Gillette. 10 05 12 06.4 38.945 N 107.478 W 1 G 0.8 142 6 COLORADO. ML 2.5 (GS). Possible collapse in a mine near Somerset? 10 18 20 59.9 43.663 N 105.235 W 0 G 0.7 124 10 WYOMING. ML 3.0 (GS). 45 miles SSE of Gillette. 11 22 08 19.3 40.322 N 107.764 W 0 G 0.6 133 14 COLORADO. ML 2.6 (GS). 15 miles SW of Craig. 12 18 00 31.7 43.730 N 105.245 W 0 G 0.8 123 9 WYOMING. ML 3.3 (GS). 40 miles SSE of Gillette. 13 18 01 56.0 43.736 N 105.298 W 0 G 1.2 138 14 WYOMING. ML 3.1 (GS). 40 miles SSE of Gillette. 13 20 03 20.1 43.798 N 105.315 W 0 G 0.7 128 15 WYOMING. ML 3.0 (GS). 35 miles SSE of Gillette. 13 20 38 43.2 33.303 N 109.536 W 0 G 0.8 157 8 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.9 (GS). 35 miles NNE of Safford. 13 21 54 38.3 33.196 N 109.460 W 0 G 0.8 164 9 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.8 (GS). 30 miles NNE of Safford. 14 20 21 28.8* 44.060 N 105.424 W 0 G 1.2 145 9 WYOMING. ML 3.1 (GS). 15 miles S of Gillette. 15 18 30 40.9 33.162 N 109.437 W 0 G 0.4 167 7 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.5 (GS). 30 miles NE of Safford. 15 20 44 14.5 44.147 N 105.445 W 0 G 0.5 158 10 WYOMING. ML 3.1 (GS). 10 miles SSE of Gillette. 15 22 06 53.4 40.302 N 107.790 W 0 G 0.6 134 15 COLORADO. ML 2.9 (GS). 20 miles SW of Craig. 16 18 43 45.6 33.017 N 109.319 W 0 G 0.5 178 8 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.7 (GS). 25 miles ENE of Safford. 17 18 17 07.2 43.692 N 105.254 W 0 G 0.6 126 11 WYOMING. ML 2.8 (GS). 40 miles SSE of Gillette. 17 20 28 25.0* 36.644 N 108.485 W 0 G 1.0 113 7 NEW MEXICO. ML 3.0 (GS). 15 miles WSW of Farmington. 17 22 40 59.0* 33.003 N 109.311 W 0 G 0.3 179 7 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.6 (GS). 25 miles ENE of Safford. 18 13 57 50.7 40.273 N 107.855 W 0 G 0.8 71 19 COLORADO. ML 3.3 (GS). 20 miles SW of Craig. 18 20 05 46.4 43.728 N 105.288 W 0 G 0.8 130 11 WYOMING. ML 3.1 (GS). 40 miles SSE of Gillette. 18 22 05 38.1 40.289 N 107.790 W 0 G 0.9 98 11 COLORADO. ML 2.4 (GS). 20 miles SW of Craig. 19 21 42 54.1 46.744 N 122.784 W 0 G 0.4 203 9 WASHINGTON. MD 2.9 (GS). 10 miles ENE of Centralia. 20 21 22 12.6* 33.071 N 109.337 W 0 G 0.2 187 6 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.5 (GS). 25 miles NE of Safford. 21 17 12 10.7 36.655 N 108.462 W 0 G 0.6 114 8 NEW MEXICO. ML 2.4 (GS). 15 miles WSW of Farmington. 21 18 04 25.3 44.000 N 105.574 W 0 G 0.7 148 10 WYOMING. ML 3.1 (GS). 20 miles S of Gillette. 21 18 41 46.2* 33.214 N 109.436 W 0 G 0.5 164 7 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.5 (GS). 30 miles NNE of Safford. 22 16 00 11.4 35.507 N 107.638 W 0 G 0.6 120 14 NEW MEXICO. ML 2.8 (GS). 30 miles NNE of Grants. 22 18 00 24.6 43.733 N 105.271 W 0 G 0.6 131 11 WYOMING. ML 3.0 (GS). 40 miles SSE of Gillette. 22 19 04 56.2 33.031 N 109.346 W 0 G 0.4 176 9 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.8 (GS). 25 miles ENE of Safford. 22 20 13 42.5 36.404 N 110.250 W 0 G 0.7 139 9 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.7 (GS). 20 miles S of Kayenta. 22 21 07 43.4 43.508 N 105.221 W 0 G 0.4 170 10 WYOMING. ML 2.8 (GS). 50 miles N of Douglas. 22 21 14 39.6 33.038 N 109.324 W 0 G 0.4 176 10 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.8 (GS). 25 miles ENE of Safford. 22 21 18 33.3 41.783 N 108.613 W 0 G 0.8 114 17 WYOMING. ML 2.7 (GS). 35 miles ENE of Rock Springs. 22 22 20 23.8 32.996 N 109.323 W 0 G 0.5 179 7 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.5 (GS). 25 miles ENE of Safford. 23 17 18 01.6* 45.262 N 106.922 W 0 G 1.0 196 6 MONTANA. ML 2.5 (GS). 35 miles N of Sheridan, Wyoming. 23 17 51 52.5* 43.259 N 104.915 W 0 G 1.0 191 7 WYOMING. ML 2.8 (GS). 40 miles NE of Douglas. 23 18 35 54.0 41.806 N 108.739 W 0 G 1.2 112 25 WYOMING. ML 3.3 (GS). 30 miles ENE of Rock Springs. 23 18 48 16.2 41.620 N 108.655 W 0 G 0.7 79 20 WYOMING. ML 3.3 (GS). 30 miles E of Rock Springs. 23 20 06 32.0* 43.224 N 106.218 W 0 G 0.7 249 10 WYOMING. ML 2.6 (GS). 15 miles SSE of Midwest. 23 20 37 02.2 33.053 N 109.328 W 0 G 0.3 175 8 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.8 (GS). 25 miles ENE of Safford. 24 14 38 37.7* 38.832 N 107.456 W 0 G 0.7 244 6 COLORADO. ML 2.5 (GS). 35 miles NE of Montrose. 24 21 56 05.6 32.997 N 109.280 W 0 G 0.7 180 8 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.6 (GS). 25 miles ENE of Safford. 24 22 52 31.6* 33.047 N 109.357 W 0 G 0.4 175 7 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.2 (GS). 25 miles NE of Safford. 25 00 52 53.1 36.432 N 110.297 W 0 G 0.7 66 17 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.5 (GS). 20 miles S of Kayenta. 25 20 01 21.6 43.836 N 105.338 W 0 G 0.6 137 16 WYOMING. ML 2.9 (GS). 30 miles SSE of Gillette. 25 20 32 29.6 41.856 N 108.510 W 0 G 0.7 90 12 WYOMING. ML 2.3 (GS). 40 miles ENE of Rock Springs. 26 16 37 38.8 40.290 N 107.797 W 0 G 0.8 134 13 COLORADO. ML 2.5 (GS). 20 miles SW of Craig. 27 22 04 12.9 40.257 N 107.813 W 0 G 0.6 147 10 COLORADO. ML 2.2 (GS). 20 miles SW of Craig. 28 18 52 19.0 33.054 N 109.315 W 0 G 0.5 113 9 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.7 (GS). 25 miles ENE of Safford. 28 19 05 44.4 36.662 N 108.606 W 0 G 0.9 120 11 NEW MEXICO. ML 2.4 (GS). 25 miles W of Farmington. 28 19 30 41.9 33.010 N 109.325 W 0 G 0.3 178 8 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.6 (GS). 25 miles ENE of Safford. 29 18 17 58.5 33.053 N 109.356 W 0 G 0.5 175 8 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.5 (GS). 25 miles NE of Safford. 29 21 45 53.6* 46.749 N 122.761 W 0 G 0.1 191 5 WASHINGTON. MD 3.3 (GS). 10 miles ENE of Centralia. 30 18 55 00.2 32.963 N 109.276 W 0 G 0.5 182 7 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.6 (GS). 25 miles ENE of Safford. 30 18 58 50.5 36.523 N 108.527 W 0 G 0.6 111 9 NEW MEXICO. ML 2.1 (GS). 20 miles SW of Farmington. 30 19 53 30.0 43.593 N 105.265 W 0 G 0.7 125 14 WYOMING. ML 3.2 (GS). 50 miles SSE of Gillette. 31 00 34 19.4 33.094 N 109.391 W 0 G 0.6 172 8 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.6 (GS). 25 miles NE of Safford. 31 21 12 43.2 33.033 N 109.332 W 0 G 0.4 176 8 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.6 (GS). 25 miles ENE of Safford. 31 21 21 52.0 36.859 N 108.408 W 0 G 0.4 117 11 NEW MEXICO. ML 2.5 (GS). 15 miles NW of Farmington.
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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