Montana earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 25 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 25 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming on Thu, Sep 15, 2016, 12:35 PM MDT (18:35 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 5 km ESE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-09-15 18:35:47 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.758° N, 110.786° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
157°
Stations used
17

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60161612. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:41 PM UTC.