Montana earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 20 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 20 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming on Tue, Jun 3, 2014, 3:33 AM MDT (09:33 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

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

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2014-06-03 09:33:27 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.796° N, 110.766° W
Region
Montana
Felt reports
4
Strongest shaking
III, weak shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.4ML, local (Richter)University of Utah Seismograph StationsPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.2 · 14 stations
3.8Mwr, regional momentUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · 23 stations

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
III, weak shaking
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Strike-slip
Moment magnitude
3.8 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 195°, dip 70°, rake 30°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 94°, dip 62°, rake 157°

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
166°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 92.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60071202 (also filed as usc000rae0). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:04 PM UTC.