Montana earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 25 km SE of Mammoth, Wyoming

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 25 km SE of Mammoth, Wyoming on Mon, Nov 21, 2016, 1:13 AM MST (08:13 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 45 km ENE of Warm River, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-11-21 08:13:59 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.804° N, 110.487° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.34
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
140°
Stations used
16

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60171307 (also filed as us10007b66). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:26 AM UTC.