Wyoming earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14 km W of Freedom, Idaho

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km W of Freedom, Idaho on Sat, Jul 9, 2016, 3:26 PM MDT (21:26 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Local time
UTC
2016-07-09 21:26:55 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.002° N, 111.221° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.7 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
220°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.011 km NE of Bennington, Idaho · 3730 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.818 km SE of Kelly, Wyoming · 3714 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.58 km E of Bancroft, Idaho · 3712 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.821 km ESE of Kelly, Wyoming · 3711 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.87 km E of Bancroft, Idaho · 3711 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.716 km NW of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3695 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.912 km NE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3693 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.513 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3690 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.84 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3690 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 578
  10. 1.911 km NE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3690 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.517 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3690 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.914 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3690 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.915 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3690 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.114 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3690 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.89 km NNE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3690 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.115 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3689 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.514 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3689 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.315 km NE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3689 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.815 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.514 km NE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.613 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3687 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.615 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3687 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.612 km SE of Kelly, Wyoming · 3684 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 1.626 km N of Bondurant, Wyoming · 3746 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.610 km SE of Alpine, Wyoming · 3753 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event mb80160664. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC.