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Western Montana 5.6 Mw Earthquake Recorded at UWM
Western Montana 5.6 Mw Earthquake Focal Mechanism
Western Montana 5.6 Mw Earthquake Focal Mechanism

Earthquake Details

Location: Western Montana
Date: July 26, 2005
Time: 04:08:35 UTC; 11:08:35 pm CDT ( 6/25/05)
Latitude: 45.40 N
Longitude: 112.57 W
Magnitude: 5.6 Mw
Depth: 9 km
Distance: 17.81 deg (1,230 miles from Milwaukee)

Seismogram Explanation

P-wave arrival time 04:12:42 UTC; 11:12:42 pm CDT (6/24/05).
S-wave arrival time: 04:16:10 UTC; 11:16:10 (6/24/05).
The vertical axis is in units of displacement in centimeters.
The horizontal axis is in units of time in seconds.
The beginning of the file is the origin of the event.