How accurate is the location reported by seismologists for the main seismic event on August 6?
Due to the relatively large spacing of seismographs in the vicinity of the Crandall Canyon mine at the time of the August 6 seismic event, the estimated uncertainty (95% confidence bounds) in the computed epicenter or map location is ±0.8 km (±0.5 mile). There may be added uncertainty due to unknown variations in the seismic velocities of the Earth’s crust. In computing the depth of the event, there is even greater numerical uncertainty, which depends on the distance to the nearest seismic instruments. The initially reported depth was 1.6 km (1.0 mile). Any depth shallower than 6.0 km (3.7 miles) fits the data equally well.
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