Bulletin: October 2000
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NO. 10-00-EXP GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NOV 13, 2000 ROUTINE MINING SEISMICITY IN THE UNITED STATES OCTOBER 2000 ORIGIN TIME GEOGRAPHIC DEPTH MAGNITUDE SD NO. REGION, CONTRIBUTED MAGNITUDES AND COMMENTS UTC COORDINATES GS STA DAY HR MN SEC LAT LONG MB Msz USED 04 18 38 35.3 41.751 N 110.560 W 0 G 0.7 10 WYOMING. ML 2.1 (GS). 40 miles NNE of Evanston. 05 16 05 45.8 41.674 N 108.619 W 0 G 0.9 19 WYOMING. ML 3.1 (GS). 30 miles ENE of Rock Springs. 06 22 22 27.1* 32.976 N 109.305 W 0 G 0.8 6 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.3 (GS). 25 miles ENE of Safford. 08 22 06 35.6 40.325 N 107.744 W 0 G 0.8 9 COLORADO. ML 2.9 (GS). 15 miles SW of Craig. 10 17 35 17.4* 33.067 N 109.247 W 0 G 1.0 5 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 3.0 (GS). 30 miles ENE of Safford. 10 18 08 33.4 43.901 N 105.200 W 0 G 0.6 6 WYOMING. ML 2.9 (GS). 30 miles SSE of Gillette. 10 22 12 51.1 40.423 N 107.810 W 0 G 0.7 7 COLORADO. ML 2.6 (GS). 15 miles WSW of Craig. 12 15 52 20.3 44.050 N 105.353 W 0 G 0.8 11 WYOMING. ML 3.2 (GS). 20 miles SSE of Gillette. 13 21 10 53.2 43.854 N 105.401 W 0 G 0.7 6 WYOMING. ML 2.6 (GS). 30 miles S of Gillette. 13 21 44 34.0 41.586 N 108.729 W 0 G 0.7 17 WYOMING. ML 3.1 (GS). 25 miles E of Rock Springs. 13 22 28 54.2 40.275 N 107.790 W 0 G 0.8 14 COLORADO. ML 3.1 (GS). 20 miles SW of Craig. 14 18 12 36.7 33.077 N 109.355 W 0 G 0.7 7 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.4 (GS). 25 miles NE of Safford. 15 18 42 29.8? 32.80 N 109.30 W 0 G 0.4 4 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.6 (GS). 25 miles E of Safford. 15 23 32 14.5 43.719 N 105.244 W 0 G 0.8 7 WYOMING. ML 2.7 (GS). 45 miles SSE of Gillette. 16 20 20 49.1 41.751 N 110.597 W 0 G 0.5 15 WYOMING. ML 2.2 (GS). 40 miles NNE of Evanston. 16 21 02 14.3 43.643 N 105.316 W 0 G 0.8 12 WYOMING. ML 3.2 (GS). 45 miles SSE of Gillette. 17 22 10 54.7 40.340 N 107.772 W 0 G 0.8 10 COLORADO. ML 3.0 (GS). 20 miles SW of Craig. 18 18 02 21.1 41.768 N 110.643 W 0 G 0.8 11 WYOMING. ML 2.2 (GS). 40 miles NNE of Evanston. 18 20 08 25.8 43.759 N 105.257 W 0 G 0.5 9 WYOMING. ML 2.8 (GS). 40 miles SSE of Gillette. 19 18 01 10.2 40.321 N 107.806 W 0 G 0.8 12 COLORADO. ML 3.1 (GS). 20 miles SW of Craig. 19 19 03 40.4* 43.901 N 105.355 W 0 G 0.9 5 WYOMING. ML 2.4 (GS). 30 miles SSE of Gillette. 20 18 26 34.2 41.734 N 108.790 W 0 G 1.0 9 WYOMING. ML 2.4 (GS). 25 miles ENE of Rock Springs. 20 21 32 42.9 32.989 N 109.271 W 0 G 0.5 7 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.6 (GS). 25 miles ENE of Safford. 22 18 03 18.3 43.819 N 105.369 W 0 G 0.6 11 WYOMING. ML 3.2 (GS). 35 miles SSE of Gillette. 23 19 02 21.7 43.743 N 105.316 W 0 G 0.8 13 WYOMING. ML 3.2 (GS). 40 miles SSE of Gillette. 25 18 16 52.9 41.674 N 109.062 W 0 G 1.0 8 WYOMING. ML 2.3 (GS). 10 miles NE of Rock Springs. 25 18 25 53.9* 44.312 N 105.298 W 0 G 0.7 6 WYOMING. ML 2.6 (GS). 10 miles ENE of Gillette. 26 20 36 46.3? 33.15 N 109.41 W 0 G 0.1 4 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.9 (GS). 30 miles NE of Safford. 27 21 07 59.1* 41.602 N 108.586 W 0 G 0.8 15 WYOMING. ML 3.4 (GS). 30 miles E of Rock Springs. 29 19 43 38.3* 32.563 N 109.058 W 0 G 0.6 5 EASTERN ARIZONA. ML 2.8 (GS). 25 miles NW of Lordsburg, New Mexico.
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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