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New 3.8 Earthquake Hits Outside of Yellowstone
Mitch Battros - Earth Changs Media
At 9:15 PM local (Wyoming) a 3.8 magnitude earthquake has hit approximately 100 miles south of Yellowstone near Alpine, Wyoming. Local ABC news Channel 8 reports viewers from Swan Valley and Palisades, Idaho as well as Alpine and Jackson Hole, Wyoming describe their beds shaking, hearing their walls crack, feeling a tremor and shaking. There have been no reports of any damage.
USGS report: Friday, January 16, 2009 at 04:15:35 UTC. Thursday, January 15, 2009 at 09:15:35 PM at epicenter. Location 43.232°N, 110.894°W. Depth 5 km (3.1 miles) set by location program. Region WYOMING. Distances 12 km (7 miles) ENE (59°) from Alpine Northeast, WY. 13 km (8 miles) ENE (65°) from Alpine Northwest, WY.