Wyoming earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 16 km NW of Bondurant, Wyoming

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Bondurant, Wyoming on Mon, Aug 22, 2016, 1:37 PM MDT (19:37 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 4 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2016-08-22 19:37:11 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.287° N, 110.572° W
Region
Wyoming
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 1.7 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
221°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.912 km NE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3690 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.513 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3688 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.84 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3688 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 578
  4. 1.911 km NE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3688 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.517 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3687 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.914 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3687 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.915 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3687 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.114 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3687 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.89 km NNE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3687 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.115 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3687 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.514 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3687 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.315 km NE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3686 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.815 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3686 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.514 km NE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3685 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.613 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3684 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.615 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3684 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.612 km SE of Kelly, Wyoming · 3681 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.823 km ESE of Kelly, Wyoming · 3668 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.67 km S of Victor, Idaho · 3668 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.88 km SSW of Victor, Idaho · 3668 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.16 km S of Victor, Idaho · 3668 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.67 km S of Victor, Idaho · 3668 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 2.257 km NNE of Kelly, Wyoming · 3658 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.5Wyoming · 3657 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.514 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3655 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 1.821 km ESE of Kelly, Wyoming · 3709 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.818 km SE of Kelly, Wyoming · 3712 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.711 km NNE of Tetonia, Idaho · 3716 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80166429. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:04 AM UTC.