M3.2 earthquake 16 km NNW of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 16 km NNW of Alpine Northeast, Wyoming on Sat, Jan 26, 1985, 12:09 AM MST (07:09 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 11 km E of Star Valley Ranch, Wyoming. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-01-26 07:09:53 UTC
- Depth
- 1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 43.333° N, 111.078° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.511 km E of Star Valley Ranch, Wyoming · 15181 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.113 km E of Star Valley Ranch, Wyoming · 15181 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.419 km ENE of Star Valley Ranch, Wyoming · 15173 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.913 km E of Star Valley Ranch, Wyoming · 15170 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.415 km ENE of Star Valley Ranch, Wyoming · 15170 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.69 km ENE of Star Valley Ranch, Wyoming · 15170 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.613 km E of Star Valley Ranch, Wyoming · 15170 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002bda. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:22 AM UTC.