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Date-Time Friday, March 06, 2009 at 11:29:54 UTC
Friday, March 06, 2009 at 04:29:54 AM at epicenter
Location 45.703°N, 112.128°W
Depth 11.7 km (7.3 miles) set by location program
Distances 19 km (12 miles) S (187°) from Whitehall, MT
22 km (14 miles) SW (216°) from Cardwell, MT
24 km (15 miles) NE (42°) from Twin Bridges, MT
399 km (248 miles) NE (53°) from Boise, ID
551 km (342 miles) N (358°) from Salt Lake City, UT
Comment: Three of the Great Lakes are frozen over. While this happens once or twice a decade it is still shows the strength of this current winter's severe cold.
Graphics of the Great Lakes ice coverage can be seen here:
West Composite March 05, 2009
East Composite March 05, 2009