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Magnitude 2.8 COLORADO

Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 10:19:37 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 2.8
Date-Time
  • Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 10:19:37 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 04:19:37 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 40.45N 106.87W
    Depth 5.0 kilometers
    Region COLORADO
    Distances NEAR Steamboat Springs, Colorado
    60 km (35 miles) E of Craig, Colorado
    60 km (35 miles) WSW of Walden, Colorado
    180 km (110 miles) WNW of DENVER, Colorado
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 7.5 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=17, Nph=17, Dmin=128.9 km, Rmss=1.00 sec, Erho=7.5 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=72.5 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Remarks ML 2.8 (GS).
    Event ID usrla4

    Earthquake Location

    Earthquake Location

    Earthquake Location, USGS Topographic Map
    USGS Topographic Map, Resolution: 16.0 meters/pixel


    1 km

    Earthquake Location, USGS Aerial Photo
    USGS Aerial Photo, Resolution: 16.0 meters/pixel


    1 km

     


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