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

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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

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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.

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Sources

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