Montana earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 18 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 18 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming on Sun, Apr 6, 2014, 5:39 AM MDT (11:39 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 21 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2014-04-06 11:39:01 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.821° N, 110.774° W
Region
Montana
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.41
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
201°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 151 in the 60 days after this one and 172 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 151.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60063632. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC.