Montana earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 49 km SE of Mammoth, Wyoming

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 49 km SE of Mammoth, Wyoming on Fri, May 13, 2016, 9:19 AM MDT (15:19 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 44 km ENE of Warm River, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-05-13 15:19:22 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.618° N, 110.341° W
Region
Montana
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 0.6 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
155°
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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.45 km SW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3789 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.760 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3787 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.510 km NE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3778 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.811 km NE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3778 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.640 km S of Silver Gate, Montana · 3768 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.061 km NNE of Kelly, Wyoming · 3762 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.043 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3761 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.620 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3760 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.146 km ENE of Warm River, Idaho · 3756 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.452 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3751 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.952 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3751 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.952 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3751 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.516 km ENE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3748 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.528 km W of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3747 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.944 km ENE of Warm River, Idaho · 3745 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.744 km ENE of Warm River, ID · 3745 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.045 km ENE of Warm River, ID · 3745 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.245 km ENE of Warm River, ID · 3744 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.61 km SSW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3743 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.618 km WNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3743 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.934 km E of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3738 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.647 km ENE of Kelly, Wyoming · 3738 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.955 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3811 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.619 km S of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3812 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.819 km S of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3812 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.020 km S of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3812 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.820 km S of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3812 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.651 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3815 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.750 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3815 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.639 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3817 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.561 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3818 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60009155. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:47 PM UTC.