Wyoming earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 38 km S of Silver Gate, Montana

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 38 km S of Silver Gate, Montana on Thu, Jul 28, 2016, 12:41 PM MDT (18:41 UTC), 11 km (7 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
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-07-28 18:41:07 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.666° N, 110.036° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.829 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3715 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.537 km S of Silver Gate, Montana · 3715 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.1Wyoming · 3710 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.625 km S of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3709 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.531 km ESE of Island Park, Idaho · 3699 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.546 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3694 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.041 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3685 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.541 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3680 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.646 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3679 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.840 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3678 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.740 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3678 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.939 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3678 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.73 km E of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3678 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.641 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3676 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.441 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3676 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.541 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3676 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.523 km SE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3675 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.86 km E of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3674 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.817 km S of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3674 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.614 km ENE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3671 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.126 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3667 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.624 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3667 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.525 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3666 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.625 km SSW of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3666 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 1.621 km SE of Mammoth, Wyoming · 3664 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.67 km SW of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3662 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.638 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3658 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.35 km ESE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3657 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.75 km ESE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3657 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 2.85 km ESE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3657 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 2.64 km ESE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3656 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.65 km ESE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3656 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.74 km ESE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3656 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.257 km NNE of Kelly, Wyoming · 3656 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 1.629 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3716 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.929 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3716 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.229 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3716 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.737 km S of Silver Gate, Montana · 3718 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.821 km W of Cody, Wyoming · 3721 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.626 km E of Island Park, Idaho · 3727 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.040 km SSE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3728 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.716 km ENE of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3731 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.544 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3731 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.844 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3731 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.945 km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3732 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.647 km ENE of Kelly, Wyoming · 3737 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.934 km E of West Yellowstone, Montana · 3738 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.61 km SSW of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana · 3742 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.245 km ENE of Warm River, ID · 3744 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.045 km ENE of Warm River, ID · 3744 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.744 km ENE of Warm River, ID · 3744 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.944 km ENE of Warm River, Idaho · 3744 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60157072. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:06 AM UTC.