M1.7 earthquake 8 km N of Opal, Wyoming
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km N of Opal, Wyoming on Tue, Jul 20, 1982, 3:55 PM MDT (21:55 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-07-20 21:55:06 UTC
- Depth
- 24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.850° N, 110.322° 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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 9.1 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 296°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50005290. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:45 AM UTC.