M2.9 earthquake 3 km SSE of Thayne, Wyoming
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 3 km SSE of Thayne, Wyoming on Tue, Dec 15, 1981, 7:17 AM MST (14:17 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-12-15 14:17:58 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.891° N, 110.988° W
- Region
- Wyoming
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.91 km ESE of Thayne, Wyoming · 16352 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.815 km SW of Georgetown, Idaho · 16308 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001hed. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:49 AM UTC.