M4.5 earthquake 36 km W of Esterbrook, Wyoming
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 36 km W of Esterbrook, Wyoming on Thu, Oct 18, 1984, 9:57 AM MDT (15:57 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-10-18 15:57:37 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.365° N, 105.805° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.833 km W of Esterbrook, Wyoming · 15320 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.333 km W of Esterbrook, Wyoming · 15319 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.542 km W of Esterbrook, Wyoming · 15319 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.142 km W of Esterbrook, Wyoming · 15317 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.230 km WSW of Esterbrook, Wyoming · 15315 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.330 km WSW of Esterbrook, Wyoming · 15302 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.938 km W of Esterbrook, Wyoming · 15272 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.331 km W of Esterbrook, Wyoming · 15261 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000289a. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:33 AM UTC.