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Bulletin: November 2005

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                                                                         NO. 11-05-EXP
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY                                                                                        FEB  3, 2006
 
                                      ROUTINE MINING SEISMICITY IN THE UNITED STATES
 
                                                       NOVEMBER 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                                                
 
03  16 13 13.8  44.051 N  105.191 W   0 G           A 0.8  141   26  WYOMING. ML 3.2 (GS). 35 km (25 miles) SE of Gillette.
03  21 06 29.8  43.783 N  105.206 W   0 G           A 0.5  143   37  WYOMING. ML 3.4 (GS). 60 km (35 miles) SSE of Gillette.
13  20 14 11.2  43.770 N  105.214 W   0 G           A 0.6  117   25  WYOMING. ML 3.4 (GS). 65 km (40 miles) SSE of Gillette.
15  19 11 02.0  43.567 N  105.094 W   0 G           A 0.9  129   40  WYOMING. ML 3.4 (GS). 80 km (50 miles) WSW of Newcastle.
16  19 18 37.4  44.080 N  105.329 W   0 G           A 0.9   94   38  WYOMING. ML 3.3 (GS). 25 km (15 miles) SSE of Gillette.
19  21 02 59.1  43.818 N  105.319 W   0 G           A 0.8   66   36  WYOMING. ML 3.4 (GS). 55 km (35 miles) SSE of Gillette.
21  19 28 39.5  43.748 N  105.243 W   0 G           A 0.7  117   40  WYOMING. ML 3.3 (GS). 65 km (40 miles) SSE of Gillette.
27  21 02 03.5  43.797 N  105.345 W   0 G           A 1.2  112   29  WYOMING. ML 3.0 (GS). 55 km (35 miles) SSE of Gillette.
30  19 14 00.1  43.842 N  105.433 W   0 G           A 0.6  106   25  WYOMING. ML 3.1 (GS). 50 km (30 miles) S 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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