Wyoming earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 37 km S of Silver Gate, Montana

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 37 km S of Silver Gate, Montana on Mon, Mar 21, 2016, 6:03 PM MDT (00:03 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 5 km SW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2016-03-22 00:03:41 UTC
Depth
13.1 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.666° N, 109.995° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.40
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
181°, 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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.617 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3844 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.816 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3844 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.517 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3844 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.721 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.920 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3844 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.320 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3843 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.646 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.242 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.61 km NNW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3828 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.624 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3827 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.561 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3821 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.639 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3819 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.750 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3818 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.651 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3817 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.820 km S of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3814 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.020 km S of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3814 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.819 km S of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3814 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.619 km S of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3814 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.955 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3814 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.649 km SE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3795 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 2.45 km SW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3791 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.760 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3789 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 2.021 km ENE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3850 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.937 km S of Silver Gate, Montana · 3852 days ago · 13 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.641 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3855 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.927 km S of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3856 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.743 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3869 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60143202. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:51 AM UTC.