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M2.0 earthquake 2 km WSW of Alta, Wyoming

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 2 km WSW of Alta, Wyoming on Sat, Jan 3, 2015, 6:49 AM MST (13:49 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2015-01-03 13:49:08 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.743° N, 111.060° W
Region
Idaho
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.91 km WSW of Alta, Wyoming · 4293 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.82 km SW of Alta, Wyoming · 4292 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.60 km SSW of Alta, Wyoming · 4292 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.746 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 4287 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.50 km SW of Alta, Wyoming · 4281 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.011 km NE of Tetonia, Idaho · 4279 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.51 km SE of Alta, Wyoming · 4278 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.710 km ENE of Tetonia, Idaho · 4275 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.648 km NE of Alta, Wyoming · 4273 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.832 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 4245 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.930 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 4234 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 1.91 km WSW of Alta, Wyoming · 4293 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.529 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 4293 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.6southern Idaho · 4294 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.81 km SW of Alta, Wyoming · 4295 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.60 km WSW of Alta, Wyoming · 4296 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.81 km WSW of Alta, Wyoming · 4297 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.91 km WSW of Alta, Wyoming · 4298 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.71 km SW of Alta, Wyoming · 4298 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.81 km WSW of Alta, Wyoming · 4299 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.81 km SW of Alta, Wyoming · 4299 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.60 km SW of Alta, Wyoming · 4299 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.16 km ENE of Teton Village, Wyoming · 4303 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.849 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 4307 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.447 km ENE of Warm River, Idaho · 4312 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.78 km ENE of Alta, Wyoming · 4316 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.632 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 4316 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.718 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 4316 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.654 km NE of Alta, Wyoming · 4319 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.130 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 4321 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb15952470. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC.